# CVE-2026-63641: MagicMirror Socket.IO module namespaces bypass configured IP whitelist and allow unauthenticated server-side actions

- Also known as: GHSA-W26R-FWG8-RCP3
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.37.0
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- MagicMirrorOrg MagicMirror: fixed in 2.37.0
- magicmirror (npm): fixed in 2.37.0

## Description

MagicMirror² is an open source modular smart mirror platform. Prior to 2.37.0, MagicMirror applies ipWhitelist only as Express middleware, while the Socket.IO server in js/server.js is attached directly to the HTTP server without equivalent IP allowlist, origin, or namespace authentication checks. In a documented non-loopback deployment that relies on ipWhitelist, an unauthenticated adjacent-network client can connect directly to module Socket.IO namespaces, and js/node_helper.js dispatches arbitrary events and payloads to socketNotificationReceived. The default newsfeed and calendar helpers can make server-side requests to attacker-selected URLs, while the default updatenotification helper can reach child_process.exec when a third-party module update is pending and the attacker supplies an update command through the socket CONFIG path. This can expose internal services, manipulate module-helper state, and conditionally execute commands. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MagicMirrorOrg MagicMirror, magicmirror, upgrade to a fixed version (2.37.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/security/advisories/GHSA-w26r-fwg8-rcp3
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/4169
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/commit/58c2a5e675a7d367b64d72e1d35680d202ff5c9f
- https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/releases/tag/v2.37.0

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