# CVE-2026-35486: text-generation-webui has a SSRF in superbooga/superboogav2 extensions — no URL validation

> Attackers can exploit unvalidated URL fetching in RAG extensions to access internal services and steal cloud credentials via Server-Side Request Forgery.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jvrj-w5hq-6cp2

## What is CVE-2026-35486?

CVE-2026-35486 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in oobabooga text-generation-webui, published on 7 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, he superbooga and superboogav2 RAG extensions fetch user-supplied URLs via requests.get() with zero validation — no scheme check, no IP filtering, no hostname allowlist. An attacker can access cloud metadata endpoints, steal IAM credentials, and probe internal services. The fetched content is exfiltrated through the RAG pipeline. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35486?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oobabooga Text Generation Web Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-35486?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-35486 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-35486 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in oobabooga text-generation-webui

- [CVE-2026-35487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35487/): text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_prompt() — .txt file read without authentication (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-35486 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-35486 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in oobabooga text-generation-webui, published on 7 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-35486 exists.

Affected product: oobabooga text-generation-webui. 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-2026-35486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35486/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35486
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35486
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35486

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35486/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.