# CVE-2026-59707: LocalAI - Server-Side Request Forgery via POST /models/apply

> Unauthenticated attackers can force LocalAI to fetch internal URLs via the /models/apply endpoint, leaking partial response data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c5q-hx4g-qq23, GO-2026-6645

## What is CVE-2026-59707?

CVE-2026-59707 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in LocalAI, published on 7 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

LocalAI contains an unauthenticated server-side request forgery vulnerability in the POST /models/apply endpoint that allows attackers to fetch arbitrary internal URLs. The endpoint passes unsanitized gallery URL fields directly to gallery.GetGalleryConfigFromURLWithContext without proper validation, enabling attackers to force the server to issue HTTP GET requests to private and loopback ranges with partial response content leaked through error messages.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-59707?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/mudler/LocalAI.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/mudler/LocalAI` | Go | All versions | 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d |
| `github.com/mudler/LocalAI` | Go | All versions | 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d |
| `github.com/mudler/LocalAI` | Go | All versions | 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-59707?

Upgrade github.com/mudler/LocalAI to 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d or later.

## Is CVE-2026-59707 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-59707 exists.

Public exploit code:

- LocalAI < 4.6.0 - Server-Side Request Forgery (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-59707.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-59707 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-59707 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in LocalAI, published on 7 Jul 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-2026-59707 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/mudler/LocalAI (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d
- github.com/mudler/LocalAI (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d
- github.com/mudler/LocalAI (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.40.1-0.20260703213242-2cbb3c96b34d

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-2026-59707/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59707/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59707
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59707
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59707

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59707/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.