datamodel-code-generator vulnerable to SSRF via JSON-Schema `$ref` to HTTP URL (silent by default)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
datamodel-code-generator generates Pydantic v2 models, dataclasses, TypedDict, and msgspec.Struct from OpenAPI, JSON Schema, GraphQL, Avro, Protobuf, and raw JSON, YAML, or CSV. From 0.9.1 until 0.61.0, datamodel-code-generator silently dereferences attacker-controlled JSON Schema $ref HTTP or HTTPS URLs in src/datamodel_code_generator/parser/jsonschema.py through _get_ref_body, and the --allow-remote-refs gate can warn instead of blocking, allowing server-side request forgery through src/datamodel_code_generator/http.py. This issue is fixed in version 0.61.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| koxudaxi | datamodel-code-generator | 0.9.1 to before 0.61.0 | 0.61.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | datamodel-code-generator (PyPI) | 0.9.1 to before 0.61.0 | 0.61.0 | Patch available | GHSA-954p-556p-r752 |
- datamodel-code-generator Vendorkoxudaxi Affected 0.9.1 to before 0.61.0 Fixed in 0.61.0 Patch available CNA
- datamodel-code-generator (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.9.1 to before 0.61.0 Fixed in 0.61.0 Patch available GHSA-954p-556p-r752
Remediation
- Fix · CNA datamodel-code-generator (koxudaxi) Fixed in 0.61.0
- Fix · GHSA-954p-556p-r752 datamodel-code-generator (PyPI) Fixed in 0.61.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-954p-556p-r752
References
Exploit 1
Patch 1
More koxudaxi Datamodel-code-generator vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39960 Information disclosure in koxudaxi datamodel-code-generator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-39483 Code injection in koxudaxi datamodel-code-generator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-39984 Code injection in koxudaxi datamodel-code-generator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-39962 datamodel-code-generator vulnerable to SSRF protection bypass via DNS rebinding CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-39480 `datamodel-code-generator` vulnerable to code injection in via attacker-controlled `default_factory` schema field CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-54690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-954p-556p-r752 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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