Description
Crawl4AI versions prior to 0.8.0 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Docker API deployment. The /execute_js, /screenshot, /pdf, and /html endpoints accept file:// URLs, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. An attacker can access sensitive files such as /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, application configuration files, and environment variables via /proc/self/environ, potentially exposing credentials, API keys, and internal application structure.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-vx9w-5cx4-9796
Various Sources release-notes
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/blob/main/docs/blog/release-v0.8.0.md
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-docker-api-local-file-inclusion-via-file-url-handling
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
kidocode/crawl4ai
< 0.8.0
pypi/Crawl4AI
0 - 0.8.0PyPI
Published
Feb 12, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026