CVE-2026-2531 MindsDB File Upload security.py clear_filename server-side request forgery

What is CVE-2026-2531?

CVE-2026-2531 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in MindsDB, published on 16 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in MindsDB up to 25.14.1. This vulnerability affects the function clear_filename of the file mindsdb/utilities/security.py of the component File Upload. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is 74d6f0fd4b630218519a700fbee1c05c7fd4b1ed. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2531?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mindsdb and MindsDB. It affects 1 product.

Products include Mindsdb Mindsdb.

How do I fix CVE-2026-2531?

Upgrade mindsdb to 26.0.0rc1 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2026-2531 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2531 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in MindsDB

• CVE-2024-24759 MindsDB Vulnerable to Bypass of SSRF Protection with DNS Rebinding Critical 9.3
• CVE-2023-50731 MindsDB has arbitrary file write in file.py Critical 9.1
• CVE-2023-38699 MindsDB 'Call to requests with verify=False disabling SSL certificate checks, security issue.' issue Critical 9.1
• CVE-2024-45856 MindsDB Cross-site Scripting vulnerability Critical 9.0
• CVE-2026-27483 MindsDB has Path Traversal in /api/files Leading to Remote Code Execution High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6xw9-2p64-7622, PYSEC-2026-91.