CVE-2026-27696: dgtlmoon changedetection.io Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-27696 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in dgtlmoon changedetection.io. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. In versions prior to 0.54.1, changedetection.io is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) because the URL validation function `is_safe_valid_url()` does not validate the resolved IP address of watch URLs against private, loopback, or link-local address ranges. An authenticated user (or any user when no password is configured, which is the default) can add a watch for internal network URLs. The application fetches these URLs server-side, stores the response content, and makes it viewable through the web UI — enabling full data exfiltration from internal services. Version 0.54.1 contains a fix for the issue.

• CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)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.