CVE-2026-45242

Summarize < 0.15.1 Path Traversal via slidesDir Parameter

Published May 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /v1/summarize daemon endpoint that allows authenticated callers to write files to arbitrary directories by supplying an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir request parameter. Attackers can exploit this to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to any writable directory and subsequently delete matching files at the specified location through repeat extraction.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8jr4-6r33-phwm Summarize contains a path traversal vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:steipete:summarize:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Steipete
Steipete summarize
Vendors & Products Steipete
Steipete summarize
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /v1/summarize daemon endpoint that allows authenticated callers to write files to arbitrary directories by supplying an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir request parameter. Attackers can exploit this to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to any writable directory and subsequently delete matching files at the specified location through repeat extraction.
Title Summarize < 0.15.1 Path Traversal via slidesDir Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026, 2:03 PM
Reserved
May 11, 2026, 2:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 18, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 8:10 PM