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GHSA-8QRG-7J2F-RF2H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-21 15:31 – Updated: 2026-06-21 15:31

Details

Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to a hardcoded default JWT signing key in the Docker API server. Attackers who know the default key can forge valid authentication tokens for any user, bypassing authentication and gaining full access to protected functionality.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-56265 (GCVE-0-2026-56265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-21 13:26 – Updated: 2026-06-22 10:43

Title

Crawl4AI - Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded JWT Signing Key

Summary

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/ad…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-aut…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Crawl4AI	Crawl4AI	Affected: 0 , < 0.8.7 (semver) Unaffected: 0.8.7 (semver)

Date Public

2026-06-16 00:00

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Sightings

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-8QRG-7J2F-RF2H

CVE-2026-56265 (GCVE-0-2026-56265)

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