What is CVE-2026-7725?

CVE-2026-7725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prefecthq Prefect, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-7725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Prefecthq Prefect

CVE-2026-7725

A vulnerability was found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.25.dev6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file src/prefect/runner/storage.py of the component GitRepository Pull Handler. The manipulation of the argument commit_sha/directories results in argument injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.25.dev7 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 6a9d9918716ce4ee0297b69f3046f7067ef1faae. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Published 2026-05-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Prefecthq Prefect — versions 3.6.25.dev6, 3.6.25.dev7

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/360901 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/360901/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/submit/807356 (third-party-advisory)
gist.github.com/nedlir/c37d90dda5f715790eafc970b2ef0c8a (exploit)
github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/21384 (issue-tracking, patch)
github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/commit/6a9d9918716ce4ee0297b69f3046f7067ef1faae (patch)
github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.6.25.dev7 (patch)
github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/ (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7725?: CVE-2026-7725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prefecthq Prefect, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-7725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.