CVE-2026-57571
Crawl4AI arbitrary file write via download filename path traversal
Description
Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper. Prior to 0.9.0, when the crawler saves a downloaded file, the destination filename was taken from attacker-influenced input and joined to the downloads directory with no confinement. A filename containing an absolute path or traversal escaped the downloads directory, giving an arbitrary file write with attacker-controlled contents; the HTTP crawler path uses the response Content-Disposition filename and the browser crawler path uses the download's suggested filename. Because the written bytes are attacker-controlled, this can escalate to remote code execution. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0.
INFO
Published Date :
July 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Crawl4AI to version 0.9.0 or later.
- Ensure file paths are properly validated.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-57571.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/commit/60886d1a0c52682e4c83a7cef9dfac417fff6bd2 | Patch |
| https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-2jq4-q6vv-4cp3 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory Exploit |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.0 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/commit/60886d1a0c52682e4c83a7cef9dfac417fff6bd2 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-2jq4-q6vv-4cp3 Types: Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-57571', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-07T14:53:33.142454Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'unclecode', 'product': 'crawl4ai', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 0.9.0'}]}] Added Description Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper. Prior to 0.9.0, when the crawler saves a downloaded file, the destination filename was taken from attacker-influenced input and joined to the downloads directory with no confinement. A filename containing an absolute path or traversal escaped the downloads directory, giving an arbitrary file write with attacker-controlled contents; the HTTP crawler path uses the response Content-Disposition filename and the browser crawler path uses the download's suggested filename. Because the written bytes are attacker-controlled, this can escalate to remote code execution. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-22 Added CWE CWE-59 Added Reference https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/commit/60886d1a0c52682e4c83a7cef9dfac417fff6bd2 Added Reference https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-2jq4-q6vv-4cp3