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What is this endpoint?

api/pull

Ollama Model Download API

What an attacker could do

An open Ollama pull endpoint lets attackers force the server to download arbitrary large models, filling disk and consuming bandwidth, or stage malicious model files for later use.

How to defend it

Disable or authenticate the pull endpoint, restrict outbound model registry access, and keep the Ollama API bound to localhost or an internal network.

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