CVE-2026-65318 Verba (goldenverba) Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via WebSocket Import Endpoint HTMLReader
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in Verba to fetch internal resources and retrieve sensitive credentials via the WebSocket import endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-65318?
CVE-2026-65318 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in Weaviate Verba, published on 21 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Verba RAG application version 2.1.3 contains an unauthenticated server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause the backend to issue arbitrary HTTP GET requests by supplying attacker-controlled URLs through the WebSocket import endpoint. Attackers can connect to the /ws/import_files WebSocket endpoint without authentication, specify arbitrary URLs in the HTMLReader configuration, and cause the server to fetch internal resources such as co-located database endpoints or cloud instance metadata services to retrieve sensitive credentials.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65318?
How do I fix CVE-2026-65318?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65318 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-2026-65318 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-65318 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-245v-963x-ff5c.