CVE-2026-26217
HIGH8.6EPSS 0.02%Crawl4AI Has Local File Inclusion in Docker API via file:// URLs
Published: 1/16/2026Modified: 5/20/2026
Description
Crawl4AI versions prior to 0.8.0 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Docker API deployment. The /execute_js, /screenshot, /pdf, and /html endpoints accept file:// URLs, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. An attacker can access sensitive files such as /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, application configuration files, and environment variables via /proc/self/environ, potentially exposing credentials, API keys, and internal application structure.
Affected packages (2)
- PyPI/crawl4aifrom 0, < 0.8.0
- PyPI/crawl4aifrom 0, < 0.8.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (7)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26217
- PATCHhttps://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai
- WEBhttps://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/blob/main/docs/blog/release-v0.8.0.md
- WEBhttps://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/blob/release/v0.8.0/docs/blog/release-v0.8.0.md
- WEBhttps://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/blob/release/v0.8.0/docs/migration/v0.8.0-upgrade-guide.md
- WEBhttps://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-vx9w-5cx4-9796
- WEBhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-docker-api-local-file-inclusion-via-file-url-handling