# CVE-2026-14723: AD-Security AD_Miner Cache analyse_cache.py request_a deserialization

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization in the AD_Miner cache analysis script.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2rqq-j7w9-23vp

## What is CVE-2026-14723?

CVE-2026-14723 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in AD-Security AD_Miner, published on 5 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in AD-Security AD_Miner 1.9.0. Affected is the function request_a of the file ad_miner/scripts/analyse_cache.py of the component Cache Handler. This manipulation of the argument sys.argv[1] causes deserialization. The attack can only be executed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14723?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14723 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14723 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14723 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in AD-Security AD_Miner, published on 5 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14723 exists.

Affected product: AD-Security AD_Miner. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14723/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14723

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14723/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.