CVE-2026-45242

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /v1/summarize daemon endpoint that allows authenticated callers to write files to arbitrary directories by supplying an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir request parameter. Attackers can exploit this to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to any writable directory and subsequently delete matching files at the specified location through repeat extraction.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/ec8efd63295656fbfe8743620179c489bc5a242f	Patch
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2	Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-path-traversal-via-slidesdir-parameter	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:steipete:summarize:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Summarize anterior a 0.15.1 contiene una vulnerabilidad de salto de ruta en el endpoint del demonio /v1/summarize que permite a los llamadores autenticados escribir archivos en directorios arbitrarios al proporcionar una ruta absoluta o una secuencia de salto de directorio en el parámetro de solicitud slidesDir. Los atacantes pueden explotar esto para escribir archivos slide_*.png y slides.json en cualquier directorio con permisos de escritura y posteriormente eliminar los archivos coincidentes en la ubicación especificada mediante extracción repetida.

Information

Published : 2026-05-18 19:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-45242

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45242

JSON object : View

Products Affected

steipete

summarize

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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