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CVE-2026-54735

Prebid Server SSRF via Request Forgery (CVE-2026-54735)

Detects exploitation of CVE-2026-54735, a critical (CVSS 10.0) server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in prebid/prebid-server affecting versions < 4.4.0, <= 3.30.0, <= 2.32.0, and <= 0.275.0. The flaw (CWE-918) allows an attacker to craft bid request or adapter/URL parameters that cause the prebid-server host to issue outbound requests to attacker-controlled or internal/cloud-metadata endpoints, potentially exfiltrating host environment data (cloud metadata credentials, internal service responses). Detection focuses on anomalous outbound HTTP requests originating from prebid-server processes/containers to internal RFC1918 ranges, loopback, link-local cloud metadata IPs (169.254.169.254), or unexpected external hosts triggered by bid/adapter request handling.

Vulnerability Intelligence

Public PoC

Affected Software

Vendor
go
Product
github.com/prebid/prebid-server/v4, github.com/prebid/prebid-server/v3, github.com/prebid/prebid-server/v2, github.com/prebid/prebid-server
Versions
< 4.4.0, <= 3.30.0, <= 2.32.0, <= 0.275.0

Weakness (CWE)

Timeline

Disclosed
July 29, 2026

CVSS

10.0
Critical (9.0–10)

CVSS vector not yet published

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What is CVE-2026-54735 Prebid Server SSRF via Request Forgery (CVE-2026-54735)?

Prebid Server SSRF via Request Forgery (CVE-2026-54735) (CVE-2026-54735) maps to the Initial Access and Collection and Command and Control tactics — the adversary is trying to get into your network in MITRE ATT&CK.

This page provides production-ready detection logic for Prebid Server SSRF via Request Forgery (CVE-2026-54735), covering the data sources and telemetry it touches: Network connection logs, Container/host process logs, Custom prebid-server access logs. The queries below are rated critical severity at medium confidence, and ship for 7 SIEM platforms — KQL, SPL, Elastic, QRadar, Sumo, YARA-L, LogScale.

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic
Initial Access Collection Command and Control
Microsoft Sentinel / Defender
kusto
// Requires prebid-server container/host network logs ingested (e.g., via AzureDiagnostics, custom table, or Defender for Cloud network flow logs)
let MetadataIps = dynamic(["169.254.169.254"]);
let InternalRanges = dynamic(["10.","172.16.","172.17.","172.18.","172.19.","172.2","172.30.","172.31.","192.168.","127."]);
PrebidServerHttpLogs_CL
| where ProcessName_s has "prebid-server" or Container_s has "prebid-server"
| where isnotempty(DestinationIP_s)
| extend IsMetadata = DestinationIP_s in (MetadataIps)
| extend IsInternal = InternalRanges has_any (pack_array(DestinationIP_s))
| where IsMetadata or IsInternal or RequestPath_s has_any ("/openrtb2/auction","/openrtb2/amp","/setuid","/cookie_sync")
| where RequestPath_s has_any ("/openrtb2/auction","/openrtb2/amp","/setuid","/cookie_sync") and (IsMetadata or IsInternal)
| project TimeGenerated, ProcessName_s, SourceIP_s, DestinationIP_s, RequestPath_s, UserAgent_s, HttpStatusCode_d
| summarize Count=count(), Paths=make_set(RequestPath_s), Destinations=make_set(DestinationIP_s) by SourceIP_s, bin(TimeGenerated, 5m)
| where Count > 1

Flags outbound requests from prebid-server processes to cloud metadata IP or internal/private IP ranges triggered by auction/amp/setuid/cookie_sync endpoints, indicative of SSRF exploitation via crafted bid or adapter URL parameters.

critical severity medium confidence

Data Sources

Network connection logs Container/host process logs Custom prebid-server access logs

Required Tables

PrebidServerHttpLogs_CL

False Positives

  • Legitimate internal adapter endpoints configured to call internal ad servers
  • Misconfigured monitoring/health-check tools polling metadata-like IPs
  • Load balancer or service mesh sidecars proxying through internal IPs
  • Test/staging environments intentionally pointing adapters at internal mock servers

Sigma rule & cross-platform mapping

The detection logic for Prebid Server SSRF via Request Forgery (CVE-2026-54735) (CVE-2026-54735) above is provided in a vendor-neutral form so you can deploy it on any SIEM. The same logic is shipped here as native KQL (Microsoft Sentinel / Defender), SPL (Splunk), Elastic (Elastic Security (EQL)), QRadar (IBM QRadar (AQL)), Sumo (Sumo Logic CSE), YARA-L (Google Chronicle / SecOps), LogScale (CrowdStrike LogScale (CQL)) queries. In Sigma terms, this detection targets the following logsource:

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows

Browse the community-maintained Sigma rules for this technique:


Testing Methodology

Validate this detection against 4 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.

  1. Test 1Simulate SSRF request to cloud metadata endpoint via crafted auction request

    Expected signal: Outbound HTTP connection from prebid-server process to 169.254.169.254 logged in network flow/access logs with source path /openrtb2/auction

  2. Test 2Simulate SSRF probe to internal RFC1918 service via cookie_sync endpoint

    Expected signal: Outbound HTTP connection from prebid-server process to internal IP 10.0.0.5 logged with request path /cookie_sync

  3. Test 3Version fingerprint check against vulnerable prebid-server release

    Expected signal: HTTP GET request to /status or /version endpoint logged in prebid-server access logs

  4. Test 4Simulate repeated metadata-scanning pattern via openrtb2/amp endpoint

    Expected signal: Multiple outbound HTTP connections from prebid-server process to distinct internal/metadata IPs within a short time window, logged with request path /openrtb2/amp

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