CVE-2021-32639: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in emissary:emissary

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-07-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

Emissary is a P2P-based, data-driven workflow engine. Emissary version 6.4.0 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). In particular, the `RegisterPeerAction` endpoint and the `AddChildDirectoryAction` endpoint are vulnerable to SSRF. This vulnerability may lead to credential leaks. Emissary version 7.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, disable network access to Emissary from untrusted sources.

Affected products

NationalSecurityAgency emissary: through 6.4.0

References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/AddChildDirectoryAction.java
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/RegisterPeerAction.java
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8j-2rf3-h4xr
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/AddChildDirectoryAction.java
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/RegisterPeerAction.java
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8j-2rf3-h4xr

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