CVE-2026-44439: LookyLoo - PlaywrightCapture permits access to local files and internal network resources during page capture

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-13 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

PlaywrightCapture is a simple replacement for splash using playwright. Prior to 1.39.6, PlaywrightCapture did not sufficiently restrict navigations and resource requests initiated by rendered pages. An attacker-controlled page could abuse browser-side redirection mechanisms, such as window.location.href, to make the capture process open file:// URLs or request resources hosted on private, loopback, link-local, or otherwise non-public IP addresses. In deployments where PlaywrightCapture processes untrusted URLs, this could allow a remote attacker to perform server-side request forgery against internal services or attempt to access local files from the capture environment. Depending on what capture artifacts are generated and exposed, responses from those resources could potentially be leaked through screenshots, saved page content, logs, or other capture outputs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.39.6.

Affected products

Lookyloo PlaywrightCapture: before 1.39.6 — fixed in 1.39.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lookyloo PlaywrightCapture 1.39.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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