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Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-42188

Geyser: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Player Head Texture URL

CVE Details

Status: Attack Blocked by Atomicorp
  • Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
  • Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
  • CVE: CVE-2026-42188
  • Name: Geyser: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Player Head Texture URL
  • Severity: Medium
  • CVSS: 4.3 (v3.1) (Medium)
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • CVSS source: NVD
  • CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    • Attack vector: Network
    • Attack complexity: Low
    • Privileges required: None
    • User interaction: Required
    • Scope: Unchanged
    • Confidentiality impact: Low
    • Integrity impact: None
    • Availability impact: None
  • CWE: CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
  • Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-664
  • Vendor: geysermc
  • Vulnerable product: geyser
  • CVE published: 2026-05-11
  • CVE last modified: 2026-08-25
  • Affected versions (NVD configurations):
    • geyser: < 2.9.3
  • EPSS: 0.0019; 9.3th percentile (FIRST )
  • Latest Update: 2026-09-06
  • Selected Rule IDs observed: 337109 , 337110 , 398001 , 398021 , 398022
  • Matching rules: 5; rules with blocking actions: 4
  • Would-block Rule IDs: 337109 , 337110 , 398021 , 398022
  • Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request arguments, SOAP request data, XML request data
Technical CPE data

This section lists vulnerable CPE matches retained from the NVD configurations. It supplements the readable affected-product information above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:geysermc:geyser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Version end (exclusive): 2.9.3
    • NVD match criteria ID: 78C01578-7BAB-41D9-B09A-DA6AF76629B7

Vulnerability Description

Geyser is a bridge between Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition. Prior to 2.9.3, a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Geyser’s handling of Bedrock player head texture data. By supplying a crafted Base64-encoded skin texture URL via the /give command, an attacker can cause the Minecraft server to issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests to attacker-controlled or internal endpoints. This occurs server-side, without proper URL validation, and can be triggered by a Bedrock client. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.9.3.

  1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (337109 , 337110 , 398021 , 398022 ) have not been locally disabled. Atomicorp commercial rules are enabled by default. If you use Atomic WAF, review the applicable policy and rule settings.

  2. Apply the vendor’s remediation. WAF protection is defense in depth and does not replace upgrading or following the affected vendor’s guidance.

    • Affected versions: GeyserMC Geyser version < 2.9.3.
    • No specific CNA/vendor solution or workaround is included in the current CVE Record . Review the vendor’s security advisories and supported-release guidance before making changes.

  3. Validate after changes. Confirm rule updates are current, review WAF events for the affected application, and test application behavior after vendor upgrades, mitigations, or local policy changes.

Research Notes

Atomicorp WAF protections are designed around attack techniques and exploit behaviors, allowing existing protections to apply across multiple vulnerabilities without requiring a unique rule for every CVE.

Public Vulnerability References

Test or Research Source

  • Source: Atomicorp AI Research Framework
  • Tags: cve, derived, ssrf, waf-probe

Research Note Context

This research note documents exploit-technique analysis associated with this vulnerability and references Atomicorp WAF protections observed during engineering review, testing, or validation activities.

Atomicorp security controls are generally designed to identify and mitigate attack techniques and exploit behaviors rather than individual CVE identifiers. As a result, protections developed for one vulnerability may also apply to related attack variants and future vulnerabilities using similar techniques.

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