{"id":"CVE-2026-26013","aliases":["GHSA-2g6r-c272-w58r","PYSEC-2026-2562"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26013","summary":"LangChain affected by SSRF via image_url token counting in ChatOpenAI.get_num_tokens_from_messages","details":"## Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in ChatOpenAI Image Token Counting\n\n### Summary\nThe `ChatOpenAI.get_num_tokens_from_messages()` method fetches arbitrary `image_url` values without validation when computing token counts for vision-enabled models. This allows attackers to trigger Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by providing malicious image URLs in user input.\n\n### Severity\n**Low** - The vulnerability allows SSRF attacks but has limited impact due to:\n- Responses are not returned to the attacker (blind SSRF)\n- Default 5-second timeout limits resource exhaustion\n- Non-image responses fail at PIL image parsing\n\n### Impact\nAn attacker who can control image URLs passed to `get_num_tokens_from_messages()` can:\n- Trigger HTTP requests from the application server to arbitrary internal or external URLs\n- Cause the server to access internal network resources (private IPs, cloud metadata endpoints)\n- Cause minor resource consumption through image downloads (bounded by timeout)\n\n**Note:** This vulnerability occurs during token counting, which may happen outside of model invocation (e.g., in logging, metrics, or token budgeting flows).\n\n### Details\nThe vulnerable code path:\n1. `get_num_tokens_from_messages()` processes messages containing `image_url` content blocks\n2. For images without `detail: \"low\"`, it calls `_url_to_size()` to fetch the image and compute token counts\n3. `_url_to_size()` performs `httpx.get(image_source)` on any URL without validation\n4. Prior to the patch, there was no SSRF protection, size limits, or explicit timeout\n\n**File:** `libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py`\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched in `langchain-openai==1.1.9` (requires `langchain-core==1.2.11`).\n\nThe patch adds:\n1. **SSRF validation** using `langchain_core._security._ssrf_protection.validate_safe_url()` to block:\n   - Private IP ranges (RFC 1918, loopback, link-local)\n   - Cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254, etc.)\n   - Invalid URL schemes\n2. **Explicit size limits** (50 MB maximum, matching OpenAI's payload limit)\n3. **Explicit timeout** (5 seconds, same as `httpx.get` default)\n4. **Allow disabling image fetching** via `allow_fetching_images=False` parameter\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade immediately:\n\n1. **Sanitize input:** Validate and filter `image_url` values before passing messages to token counting or model invocation\n2. **Use network controls:** Implement egress filtering to prevent outbound requests to private IPs","published":"2026-02-10T21:51:07.741Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.816975532Z","cvss":{"score":3.7,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"langchain-core","fixedVersion":"1.2.11"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/2b4b1dc29a833d4053deba4c2b77a3848c834565","label":"langchain-ai/langchain@2b4b1dc"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/langchain-core%3D%3D1.2.11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/26xxx/CVE-2026-26013.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/security/advisories/GHSA-2g6r-c272-w58r"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26013"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/2b4b1dc29a833d4053deba4c2b77a3848c834565"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.816975532Z"}}