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Microsoft Playwright MCP Server < 0.0.40 DNS Rebinding via Missing Origin Header Validation

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Microsoft Playwright MCP Server versions prior to 0.0.40 fails to validate the Origin header on incoming connections. This allows an attacker to perform a DNS rebinding attack via a victim’s web browser and send unauthorized requests to a locally running MCP server, resulting in unintended invocation of MCP tool endpoints.

Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗

CVE-2025-9611

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-9611

Playwright

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright",
    "vendor": "Microsoft",
    "product": "Playwright",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "0.0.40",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:npm/%40playwright/mcp",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2025-9611

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#12653 · Revision 1
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