Atomicorp WAF Research Note: CVE-2026-74247

Quay: ssrf via build archive_url in quay build api

CVE Details

• Already protected by existing Atomicorp WAF rules
• Protection status: Understanding Atomicorp WAF Protection Status
• CVE: CVE-2026-74247
• Name: Quay: ssrf via build archive_url in quay build api
• Severity: High
• CVSS: 7.1 (v3.1) (High)
• CVSS version: 3.1
• CVSS source: NVD
• CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • Attack vector: Network
  • Attack complexity: Low
  • Privileges required: Low
  • User interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
  • Confidentiality impact: High
  • Integrity impact: Low
  • Availability impact: None
• CWE: CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
• Related CAPEC attack patterns (via MITRE CWE relationships): CAPEC-664 (opens in a new tab)
• Vendor: redhat
• Vulnerable products: openshift update service , quay
• CVE published: 2026-08-14
• CVE last modified: 2026-08-20
• Affected versions (NVD configurations):
  • openshift update service
  • quay: 3.0.0
• EPSS: 0.0014; 4.0th percentile (FIRST (opens in a new tab) )
• Latest Update: 2026-09-06
• Selected Rule IDs observed: 337109 , 337110 , 344360 , 398001 , 398021 , 398022
• Matching rules: 6; rules with blocking actions: 5
• Would-block Rule IDs: 337109 , 337110 , 344360 , 398021 , 398022
• Request surfaces inspected: JSON request data, Request URI, Request argument names, Request arguments, Request cookies, SOAP request data, XML request data

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay. A user with FEATURE_BUILD_SUPPORT enabled and repository write access can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability within the build API. This allows the user to provide a malicious URL, causing the Quay builder to make requests to internal network addresses. Such an action could lead to the disclosure of sensitive internal information.

Recommended Actions

1. Maintain the observed Atomicorp protections. Keep your Atomicorp commercial rules current and confirm that the selected observed rules (337109 , 337110 , 344360 , 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.

   • CNA guidance source: redhat (opens in a new tab)
   • Vendor workaround: To mitigate this issue, disable the FEATURE_BUILD_SUPPORT feature in Red Hat Quay if it is not essential for your operations. This action prevents the vulnerable build API endpoint from being exploited. Refer to the Red Hat Quay product documentation for detailed instructions on managing and disabling features.

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

• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• CVE Record (opens in a new tab)
• Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74247 (opens in a new tab)
• Vendor advisory: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516144 (opens in a new tab)

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.

Learn More

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