CVE-2026-59806 Gradio < 6.20.0 - Open Redirect and SSRF via /gradio_api/file= endpoint
Attackers can exploit unvalidated URLs in Gradio to perform SSRF and retrieve sensitive cloud credentials or redirect users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-59806?
CVE-2026-59806 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in gradio-app gradio, published on 8 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Gradio before 6.20.0 contains an open redirect and server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to redirect users to arbitrary URLs or perform client-side SSRF by supplying unvalidated HTTP/HTTPS URLs to the file_fetch() function in the /gradio_api/file= endpoint. Attackers can craft a malicious FileData response targeting internal endpoints such as cloud metadata services to retrieve sensitive credentials including EC2 IAM role credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-59806?
How do I fix CVE-2026-59806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-59806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-59806 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-59806 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj25-5m4j-hcxq.