Pydantic AI Web chat UI (`Agent.to_web()`, `clai web`): a website visited by the developer can trigger agent runs and server-side tool execution on the local chat endpoint
Summary
The Pydantic AI development web chat UI (Agent.to_web(), clai web) did not check the content type of requests to its chat endpoint. This allowed a website visited by a developer to submit a request to a chat UI running on that developer's machine, causing the served agent to run and to execute its tools with the privileges and credentials of the local process.
Binding the web UI to localhost — the default — does not prevent this, because a page open in the developer's browser can reach the loopback address.
Impact
Applications and developers serving an agent through Agent.to_web() or clai web. The consequences depend on the tools the served agent exposes, and can include data disclosure as well as unwanted tool side effects. Tools marked requires_approval=True were not protected either, because the endpoint trusts approval decisions relayed by the client.
Mitigation
Upgrade to a patched version. The chat endpoint now requires Content-Type: application/json and rejects other requests before the request body is parsed and before the agent runs. The bundled chat UI already sends this header; scripts and other non-browser clients that call the endpoint directly may need to be updated to send it.
If you cannot upgrade, don't run the web UI while browsing untrusted sites, stop it when you aren't using it, and don't serve an agent with side-effecting tools through it.
Credits
- Thai Son Dinh from VinSOC Labs (R&D)
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | pydantic-ai | >= 1.34.0, < 1.107.4, >= 2.0.0b1, < 2.28.0 | 1.107.4, 2.28.0 |
| Python (PyPI) | pydantic-ai-slim | >= 1.34.0, < 1.107.4, >= 2.0.0b1, < 2.28.0 | 1.107.4, 2.28.0 |
References
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/security/advisories/GHSA-h4xc-3qfq-jf93
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/7382
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/7383
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/commit/d2690201a1834005d382dbf5c47e0ed94ef8bf46
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/commit/dd2abbdfa029c9ad138e7cc0edd2eaeaf9ed69c0
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/releases/tag/v1.107.4
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/releases/tag/v2.28.0
- https://pypi.org/project/pydantic-ai
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4xc-3qfq-jf93
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107295
- https://pypi.org/project/pydantic-ai-slim
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-346, CWE-352- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
pydantic-ai, pydantic-ai-slim- Disclosed
- 08.10.2026
- Updated
- 15.10.2026 18:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-4278 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h4xc-3qfq-jf93 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-4287 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: pydantic-ai
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 14
- First → latest
- 02.2026 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 8
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 14
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