CVE-2026-71428
SSRF in unstructured library lets attackers access internal/cloud resources and expose responses.
Is CVE-2026-71428 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71428 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-71428?
CVE-2026-71428 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-71428?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-71428. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-71428 affect?
CVE-2026-71428 affects unstructured (Python) >=0.4.7 and <0.24.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-71428?
Upgrade to unstructured >=0.24.0; validate/block untrusted URLs and restrict egress for ingestion services.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Server-Side Request Forgery: access internal services & cloud metadata, disclose internal responses, and trigger side-effecting GET endpoints.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 0.4.7 and < 0.24.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.