---
id: CVE-2025-34469
title: >-
  Cowrie versions prior to 2.9.0 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF)
  vulnerability in the emulated shell implementation of wget and curl
summary: >-
  Cowrie versions prior to 2.9.0 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF)
  vulnerability in the emulated shell implementation of wget and curl. In the
  default emulated shell configuration, these command emulations perform real
  outbound …
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: cowrie
product: cowrie
affected:
  - cowrie < 2.9.0
patched:
  - cowrie 2.9.0
published: '2025-12-31'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T14:10:00.190'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34469'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/issues/2622'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/pull/2800'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/releases/tag/v2.9.0'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cowrie-unrestricted-wget-curl-emulation-enables-ssrf-based-ddos-amplification
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie/security/advisories/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34469'
  - url: 'https://github.com/cowrie/cowrie'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/cverecord?id=CVE-2025-34469'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00685
epssPercentile: 0.50507
aliases:
  - GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj
  - PYSEC-2026-1280
ecosystem: pip
scores:
  nvd: 7.5
  osv: 8.3
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:47.281Z'
---

## Overview

Cowrie versions prior to 2.9.0 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the emulated shell implementation of wget and curl. In the default emulated shell configuration, these command emulations perform real outbound HTTP requests to attacker-supplied destinations. Because no outbound request rate limiting was enforced, unauthenticated remote attackers could repeatedly invoke these commands to generate unbounded HTTP traffic toward arbitrary third-party targets, allowing the Cowrie honeypot to be abused as a denial-of-service amplification node and masking the attacker’s true source address behind the honeypot’s IP.

## Affected

- `cowrie < 2.9.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `cowrie 2.9.0`

## Package advisory (CVE-2025-34469)

Affected packages:

- `cowrie < 2.9.0`

Patched in:

- `cowrie 2.9.0`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-83jg-m2pm-4jxj