Medium severity · published May 4, 2026
CVE-2026-7724
PrefectHQ prefect Webhook/Notification validate_restricted_url toctou
5.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.28.dev1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function validate_restricted_url of the component Webhook/Notification. The manipulation leads to time-of-check time-of-use. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.28.dev2 addresses this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7c70ac54a5e101431d83b9f2681ec88d5e0021ed. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
prefect · PrefectHQ
3.6.28.dev1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7724
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7724
gist.github.com
https://gist.github.com/nedlir/fa99777e8989414585d08c3625bf044a
github.com
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/
github.com
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/commit/7c70ac54a5e101431d83b9f2681ec88d5e0021ed
github.com
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/21591
github.com
https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.6.28.dev2
linear.app
https://linear.app/prefect/issue/OSS-7874/fix-dns-rebinding-toctou-bypass-in-validate-restricted-url
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