CVE-2026-68508 (GCVE-0-2026-68508)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 20:09 – Updated: 2026-08-21 21:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Hydra: hydra.utils.instantiate with untrusted config can lead to code execution
Summary
Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications. Prior to 1.3.4, hydra.utils.instantiate() resolves and calls Python objects selected by configuration through _resolve_target() in hydra/_internal/instantiate/_instantiate2.py, allowing attacker-controlled target values and arguments to choose dangerous callables. A consuming application, library, CLI workflow, or model loader that passes untrusted configuration, CLI overrides, or model metadata into hydra.utils.instantiate() can therefore execute arbitrary code in its own process, including reading or modifying files and credentials or terminating the process. Version 1.3.4 adds target blocking with an explicit HYDRA_INSTANTIATE_ALLOWLIST_OVERRIDE escape hatch. This issue is fixed in version 1.3.4.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 21:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/issues/3259 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/pull/3261 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/commit/7… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| facebookresearch | hydra |
Affected:
< 1.3.4
|
guessed |
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