SCA: security update for @playwright/mcp (GHSA-6fg3-hvw7-2fwq)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436615

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2025-9611)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fg3-hvw7-2fwq

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 436615

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/7/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9611

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Threat Score: 5.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9611

cwe: CWE-749