CVE-2026-54918

NetBox Device Type Library: PR-controllable upstream clone URL (NETBOX_DT_LIBRARY_URL) enables SSRF and test-data substitution from CI

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 08:03 PM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 05:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDevicetype Library

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

NetBox Device Type Library is a collection of community-sourced device type definitions for import into NetBox. In the affected repository revisions, NETBOX_DT_LIBRARY_URL in tests/test_configuration.py is a free-form tracked constant that an unauthenticated pull-request author can change before the validation test harness runs. During pytest collection, tests/definitions_test.py passes the value to Repo.clone_from and create_remote("upstream").fetch(), causing blind Git smart-HTTP requests to an attacker-selected host or loading attacker-controlled tests/known-*.json validation caches. The blind request cannot set arbitrary metadata-service headers or return response bodies, and this path does not execute remote Git hooks, but substituted known data can bypass slug, module, and rack uniqueness validation. This vulnerability is fixed in commit 8980c690097e92f5028c7e6df402b327d827ecd5.

Affected

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

v < 8980c690097e92f5028c7e6df402b327d827ecd5

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-15CWE-829CWE-918

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