CVE-2026-56262: Crawl4AI - Unauthenticated Access to Monitor Endpoints via Docker API Server

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-24 · updated 2026-06-26
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the monitor router endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to access destructive operations. Remote attackers can invoke the /monitor/actions/cleanup endpoint and manipulate monitoring state without authentication, causing service disruption.

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-unauthenticated-access-to-monitor-endpoints-via-docker-api-server

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