9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-56265
Crawl4AI - Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded JWT Signing Key
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 21, 2026, 1:26 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 21, 2026, 1:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-56265 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
Solution
Update Crawl4AI to a version that addresses the hardcoded JWT signing key vulnerability.
  • Update Crawl4AI to version 0.8.7 or later.
  • Change the default JWT signing key.
  • Restart the Docker API server after updates.

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