CVE-2026-106440
Hydra: Optuna custom_search_space can resolve and execute untrusted callables via get_method
Impact
Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications. From 1.2.0 until 1.3.0 and 1.4.0.dev10, the hydra-optuna-sweeper package accepts a configuration-controlled dotted path in hydra.sweeper.custom_search_space, resolves it with hydra.utils.get_method(), and later invokes the returned callable in the Hydra controller process. Because get_method() is a trusted-input lookup helper and does not apply the execution policy used by instantiate(), an attacker who controls Optuna sweep configuration or command-line overrides can select importable Python code for execution with the application's privileges, including bypassing a trusted execution whitelist on affected Hydra 1.4 development releases. This issue is fixed in versions 1.3.0 and 1.4.0.dev10.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | hydra-optuna-sweeper | >= 1.2.0, < 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jjj-9xc3-rm56
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/security/advisories/GHSA-5jjj-9xc3-rm56
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106440
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/commit/0dd18084589a3d3e577d1f1a8a48fb485c94a5e6
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/commit/4720dfca2bde27fa140ec287a05709668fbdf168
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/releases/tag/v1.3.7