# CVE-2026-46526: Local Deep Research: SSRF bypass in `safe_get`

> Attackers can bypass SSRF protections in Local Deep Research by exploiting URL parsing discrepancies between validation and request libraries.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 May 2026
- **Updated:** 29 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g23j-2vwm-5c25, PYSEC-2026-2611

## What is CVE-2026-46526?

CVE-2026-46526 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in LearningCircuit local-deep-research, published on 28 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Local Deep Research is an AI-powered research assistant for deep, iterative research. Prior to 1.6.10, the URL checking logic in local-deep-research has a logical flaw that could be bypassed by attackers, leading to SSRF attacks. The current project uses validate_url to validate the input URL. The main logic is to perform security checks on the host portion of the URL extracted by urlparse to prevent SSRF attacks. However, there are indeed differences in parsing between urlparse and the library that actually sends the request. For example, in safe_get, validate_url is first used to perform an SSRF check, and then requests.get is used to send the actual request. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.10.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46526?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including local-deep-research.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `local-deep-research` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.10 |
| `local-deep-research` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.10 |
| `local-deep-research` | PyPI | All versions | 1.6.10 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46526?

Upgrade local-deep-research to 1.6.10 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-46526 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-46526 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46526 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in LearningCircuit local-deep-research, published on 28 May 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-2026-46526 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- local-deep-research (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.10
- local-deep-research (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.10
- local-deep-research (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.10

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-2026-46526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46526/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.