# CVE-2026-16074: AstrBotDevs AstrBot Plugin Update plugin.py update_all_plugins server-side request forgery

> Remote attackers can exploit server-side request forgery in the plugin update handler to access internal resources or bypass security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g69g-pch9-xj9r

## What is CVE-2026-16074?

CVE-2026-16074 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in AstrBotDevs AstrBot, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.25.2. This affects the function update_plugin/update_all_plugins of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/plugin.py of the component Plugin Update Handler. The manipulation of the argument download_url/download_urls/proxy results in server-side request forgery. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16074?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-16074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-16074 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16074 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-16074 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in AstrBotDevs AstrBot, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16074 exists.

Affected product: AstrBotDevs AstrBot. 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-2026-16074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16074/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16074

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16074/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.