Kestra: SSRF via Pebble http() function allows unauthenticated access to internal services & cloud metadata
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 2.0.0, Kestra's core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/pebble/functions/HttpFunction.java passes the user-controlled http() uri argument to URI.create() and the server-side HTTP client without restricting private, loopback, or link-local destinations, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to import and execute a flow that accesses internal services or cloud metadata.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestra | kestra | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | io.kestra:core (Maven) | up to 1.3.31 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6 |
| — | io.kestra:kestra-core (Maven) | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6 |
- kestra VendorKestra Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
- io.kestra:core (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.3.31 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6
- io.kestra:kestra-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kestra (kestra-io) Fixed in 2.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6 io.kestra:kestra-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6
References
More Kestra vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-36769 Kestra: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Authentication Bypass in `AuthenticationFilter` KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-38637 Kestra: Unauthenticated RCE via /configs path-suffix auth-filter bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-28138 Kestra v1.3.3 and before is vulnerable to SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-26858 Kestra: Remote Code Execution via SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-39775 Kestra BasicAuth Password Stored as SHA-512 Enables Offline Brute-Force Attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-51383 Kestra: Unauthenticated management `/worker` endpoint exposes live task configuration and plaintext credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-73247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r56g-q4p6-m3p6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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