CVE-2026-53507

oasdiff actions resolve external $refs by default, enabling SSRF and disclosure of structured files on pull-request runs

HIGH
8.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2026 at 06:57 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOasdiff Action

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Severity
HIGH8.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

oasdiff-action is a GitHub Action that detects breaking changes in OpenAPI specs and post a review on every pull request. Before version 0.0.51, the oasdiff actions resolved external $refs in the OpenAPI spec by default (allow-external-refs: true). When an action runs on a pull request whose spec is attacker-controlled — most importantly fork pull requests on public repositories — a $ref in that spec is fetched/read on the runner with no interaction required, enabling SSRF and disclosure of structured files on the runner. This issue has been patched in version 0.0.51.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.0.51
Affected range stops below 0.0.51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

8.3HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-918CWE-1188

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