CVE-2026-73210
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Server-Side Request Forgery in Lookyloo PlaywrightCapture

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-73210, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-08-11

Last updated on: 2026-08-11

Assigner: 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8

Description

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability existed in Lookyloo's PlaywrightCapture when the only_global_lookup option was enabled. PlaywrightCapture implements this option to prevent captures from accessing local, loopback, or otherwise non-public network resources. However, favicon retrieval was performed separately from the browser request-routing protections. Favicon URLs extracted from rendered HTML were resolved and subsequently fetched directly using an aiohttp.ClientSession. An attacker able to supply or control a web page processed by PlaywrightCapture could include a crafted favicon reference, for example pointing to a loopback address, private IP address, or another resource reachable only from the PlaywrightCapture host. When the page was processed, the favicon retrieval routine could issue an HTTP request to this destination despite only_global_lookup being enabled. This bypass could therefore be used to make the PlaywrightCapture host interact with internal network services that should not be reachable through a capture. Depending on the targeted service and its response, this could enable internal service discovery, access to internal resources, or interaction with HTTP endpoints available only from the capture infrastructure. The patch introduces a common URL validation routine and applies it to favicon retrieval. Direct non-global IP addresses, localhost, .local domains, malformed URLs, and other explicitly non-public destinations are rejected before the favicon request is performed. This fix is a complementary fix to CVE-2026-44439 - GCVE-0-2026-44439 - GHSA-687H-XW6F-Q2QW

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Published
2026-08-11
Last Modified
2026-08-11
Generated
2026-08-11
AI Q&A
2026-08-11
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lookyloo playwrightcapture *

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CWE-918 The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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Executive Summary

This is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Lookyloo's PlaywrightCapture when the only_global_lookup option is enabled. It allows attackers to bypass network access restrictions by injecting crafted favicon URLs that point to internal or non-public network resources. The favicon retrieval process was not subject to the same protections as other browser requests, enabling access to loopback addresses, private IPs, or other restricted services.

Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, monitor network logs for unexpected outbound requests from PlaywrightCapture, especially to localhost, private IP ranges, or .local domains. Check for favicon retrieval attempts to non-public addresses despite only_global_lookup being enabled.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to make the PlaywrightCapture host interact with internal network services it should not access. This could lead to internal service discovery, unauthorized access to sensitive resources, or interaction with HTTP endpoints only reachable from the capture infrastructure. The impact depends on the targeted service and its configuration.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the patch from the Lookyloo/PlaywrightCapture repository commit 5e6679717e97f7a18bb71d00a16b0876997fa10d. Ensure only_global_lookup is enabled and verify that favicon retrieval now rejects non-global URLs, including localhost, private IPs, and .local domains.

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