CVE-2026-42352 pygeoapi 0.23.x: Unauthenticated SSRF via OGC API - Processes Subscriber

High 8.6 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the subscriber object in OGC API process requests to access internal HTTP services, requiring an upgrade to pygeoapi.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-42352?

CVE-2026-42352 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in geopython pygeoapi, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

pygeoapi is a Python server implementation of the OGC API suite of standards. From version 0.23.0 to before version 0.23.3, OGC API process execution requests can use the subscriber object to requests to internal HTTP services. This issue has been patched in version 0.23.3.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42352?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pygeoapi.

PackageAffectedFixed in
pygeoapi PyPIFrom 0.23.00.23.3
pygeoapi PyPIFrom 0.23.00.23.3
pygeoapi PyPIFrom 0.23.00.23.3

How do I fix CVE-2026-42352?

Upgrade pygeoapi to 0.23.3 or later.

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

Is CVE-2026-42352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgvc-94c8-3chc, PYSEC-2026-2986.

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