CVE-2026-56260

Crawl4AI - Arbitrary File Write via output_path Parameter

Published Jul 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Docker API server's /screenshot and /pdf endpoints. The output_path parameter accepts arbitrary filesystem paths without validation, allowing an attacker to supply absolute or path-traversal values to write to any location writable by the application's user, overwriting server files and causing denial of service.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kidocode
Kidocode crawl4ai
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kidocode
Kidocode crawl4ai
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Crawl4ai
Crawl4ai crawl4ai
Vendors & Products Crawl4ai
Crawl4ai crawl4ai
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Docker API server's /screenshot and /pdf endpoints. The output_path parameter accepts arbitrary filesystem paths without validation, allowing an attacker to supply absolute or path-traversal values to write to any location writable by the application's user, overwriting server files and causing denial of service.
Title Crawl4AI - Arbitrary File Write via output_path Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026, 2:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026, 9:56 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 12, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Jul 14, 2026, 6:25 PM