CVE-2026-56258

Crawl4AI before 0.8.8 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the screenshot and PDF endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to write files outside the intended directory via symlink and time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) attacks on the output_path parameter. Remote attackers can exploit insufficient path validation and symlink following to achieve arbitrary file write and potential code execution on systems where the runtime user has write access to executable or cron locations.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-7cx2-g3h9-382p	Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-arbitrary-file-write-via-output-path-symlink-and-toctou	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-23 13:16

Updated : 2026-06-25 18:38

NVD link : CVE-2026-56258

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56258

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56258

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kidocode

crawl4ai

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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