CVE-2026-106440
Hydra: Optuna custom_search_space can resolve and execute untrusted callables via get_method
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 6, 2026
Description
Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications. From 1.2.0 until 1.3.0 and 1.4.0.dev10, the hydra-optuna-sweeper package accepts a configuration-controlled dotted path in hydra.sweeper.custom_search_space, resolves it with hydra.utils.get_method(), and later invokes the returned callable in the Hydra controller process. Because get_method() is a trusted-input lookup helper and does not apply the execution policy used by instantiate(), an attacker who controls Optuna sweep configuration or command-line overrides can select importable Python code for execution with the application's privileges, including bypassing a trusted execution whitelist on affected Hydra 1.4 development releases. This issue is fixed in versions 1.3.0 and 1.4.0.dev10.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-470 Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
hydrahydra-ecosystem |
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References
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/security/advisories/GHSA-5jjj-9xc3-rm56
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/commit/0dd18084589a3d3e577d1f1a8a48fb485c94a5e6
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/commit/4720dfca2bde27fa140ec287a05709668fbdf168
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/releases/tag/v1.3.7
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