Description
Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications. From 1.3.4 until 1.3.7 and 1.4.0.dev10, Hydra stores legacy instantiate target blocklists and related execution-policy collections in mutable module-level state. An attacker who controls multiple sibling target entries can resolve hydra._internal.target_policy.UNCONTROLLED_EXECUTION_TARGETS.discard through instantiate(), remove a denied target, and then invoke that target because sibling nodes are processed in insertion order against the same modified policy. The mutation persists in process-global state and can enable code execution with the application's privileges, while a narrow execution whitelist supplied by trusted Python code is not bypassed by the reported direct mutation path. This issue is fixed in versions 1.3.7 and 1.4.0.dev10.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydra-ecosystem | hydra | >= 1.3.4, < 1.3.7, >= 1.4.0.dev4, < 1.4.0.dev10 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | hydra-core | >= 1.3.4, < 1.3.7 | 1.3.7 | GHSA-mwj6-rfh8-7qf4 |
| PyPI | hydra-core | >= 1.4.0.dev4, < 1.4.0.dev10 | 1.4.0.dev10 | GHSA-mwj6-rfh8-7qf4 |
| PyPI | hydra-core | >= 1.3.4, < 1.3.7 · >= 1.4.0.dev4, < 1.4.0.dev10 | 1.3.7, 1.4.0.dev10 | PYSEC-2026-4222 |
References
- https://github.com/hydra-ecosystem/hydra/security/advisories/GHSA-mwj6-rfh8-7qf4
- 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