LookyLoo - PlaywrightCapture permits access to local files and internal network resources during page capture
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
PlaywrightCapture is a simple replacement for splash using playwright. Prior to 1.39.6, PlaywrightCapture did not sufficiently restrict navigations and resource requests initiated by rendered pages. An attacker-controlled page could abuse browser-side redirection mechanisms, such as window.location.href, to make the capture process open file:// URLs or request resources hosted on private, loopback, link-local, or otherwise non-public IP addresses. In deployments where PlaywrightCapture processes untrusted URLs, this could allow a remote attacker to perform server-side request forgery against internal services or attempt to access local files from the capture environment. Depending on what capture artifacts are generated and exposed, responses from those resources could potentially be leaked through screenshots, saved page content, logs, or other capture outputs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.39.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookyloo | PlaywrightCapture | before 1.39.6 | 1.39.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | PlaywrightCapture (PyPI) | before 1.39.6 | 1.39.6 | Patch available | GHSA-687h-xw6f-q2qw |
- PlaywrightCapture VendorLookyloo Affected before 1.39.6 Fixed in 1.39.6 Patch available CNA
- PlaywrightCapture (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.39.6 Fixed in 1.39.6 Patch available GHSA-687h-xw6f-q2qw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PlaywrightCapture (Lookyloo) Fixed in 1.39.6
- Fix · GHSA-687h-xw6f-q2qw PlaywrightCapture (PyPI) Fixed in 1.39.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-687h-xw6f-q2qw
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-44439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-687h-xw6f-q2qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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