# CVE-2026-15143: Guardrails-detectors: guardrails-detectors: ssrf and local file read via user-supplied xml schema (xml-with-schema:)

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-10 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Summary

The file_type content detector in guardrails-detectors is vulnerable to server-side request forgery and local file read attacks when processing user-supplied XML schemas. An attacker can exploit this flaw to access sensitive information like credentials or internal network services by providing a malicious XML schema definition.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- guardrails-detectors: fixed in 985c6d5a4a84360ff8b447b94e4a3cdfbda3da90
- rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-guardrails-detector-huggingface-runtime-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-guardrails-detector-huggingface-runtime-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the file_type content detector of guardrails-detectors. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to supply an arbitrary XML Schema Definition (XSD) string, which is processed without proper restrictions. This can lead to server-side requests to arbitrary URLs or local file reads, potentially resulting in sensitive information disclosure, such as cloud provider credentials or access to internal network services.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on guardrails-detectors, rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, rhoai/odh-guardrails-detector-huggingface-runtime-rhel9, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84734
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:87410
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15143
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498165

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