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CVE-2026-56260: Crawl4AI - Arbitrary File Write via output_path Parameter

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-12 · updated 2026-07-14
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• unclecode crawl4ai: before 0.8.7 — fixed in 0.8.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: unclecode crawl4ai 0.8.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai
• https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-365w-hqf6-vxfg
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-arbitrary-file-write-via-output-path-parameter

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