Nitter's /video media proxy endpoint fails to validate target URLs against Twitter/X domains and uses a hardcoded default HMAC key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to compute valid HMACs for arbitrary URLs. Attackers can retrieve HTTP responses from any host reachable by the server, including cloud metadata services and internal network resources.
CVE-2026-56285
Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-29. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.6
- EG Score
- 8.6(high)
- EG Risk
- 70(Attend)EG Risk 70/100SSVC: Attend
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How it’s computedSeverity86% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS
- 28.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 29, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026Nitter - Server-Side Request Forgery in /video Media Proxy Endpoint | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nitter-server-side-request-forgery-in-video-media-proxy-endpointcommit 44b2f096f67d (zedeus/nitter)
Fix landed in zedeus/nitter commit 44b2f096f67d — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/commit/44b2f096f67da2cc257a0e262a94a7ae79e95d47SSRF via /video proxy endpoint with well-known default HMAC key · Issue #1411 · zedeus/nitter · GitHub
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1411Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56285(1)
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