rhwp browser extension performs SSRF / private-network requests and leaks HWP preview data to untrusted pages
Published Sep 17, 2026
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
Description
rhwp is an HWP viewer and editor implemented in Rust and WebAssembly. Prior to rhwp 0.7.15 and rhwp Chrome and Firefox extension 0.2.4, the browser extensions use an all-URLs host permission to detect HWP and HWPX links on visited pages, but the service workers do not validate message senders, URL schemes, or destination addresses before privileged fetches. The affected paths are rhwp-chrome/manifest.json, rhwp-chrome/content-script.js, rhwp-chrome/sw/message-router.js, rhwp-chrome/sw/thumbnail-extractor.js, rhwp-firefox/manifest.json, rhwp-firefox/content-script.js, rhwp-firefox/sw/message-router.js, and rhwp-firefox/sw/thumbnail-extractor.js. An untrusted page can make the fetch-file and extract-thumbnail handlers request localhost or private-network resources. When a target HWP or HWPX file contains an extractable PrvImage, the extension returns the preview as a data URI in page-readable DOM, allowing page script to read it. The flaw also permits internal-resource existence and port probing and extension presence or version fingerprinting. Exploitation requires a user to visit an untrusted page while the extension is enabled, and preview disclosure is limited to an extractable PrvImage. This issue is fixed in rhwp 0.7.15 and rhwp Chrome and Firefox extension 0.2.4.
Affected products
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- Version < 0.7.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 21, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
Sep–Oct 2026- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v5
Table of values (2 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 8.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 2.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
References (3)
- https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/commit/e07b76ba79f42078c6cdf1045b58f894ec55bdf9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/releases/tag/v0.7.15 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/security/advisories/GHSA-j972-m9fh-g22m x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/commit/e07b76ba79f42078c6cdf1045b58f894ec55bdf9 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/releases/tag/v0.7.15 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/edwardkim/rhwp/security/advisories/GHSA-j972-m9fh-g22m | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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