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TI-2026-41423 Aliases CVE-2026-57572

Crawl4AI: Unauthenticated RCE via Chromium launch-argument injection in browser_config.extra_args

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-88Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper. Prior to 0.9.0, the Docker API server accepted request-supplied browser_config.extra_args, which flowed into Chromium's launch arguments. An attacker could inject Chromium switches that replace a child-process launch command together with --no-zygote, causing Chromium to fork or exec an attacker-controlled command as the container's runtime user. The Docker API is unauthenticated by default, so a single request yields arbitrary command execution. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00939 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed crawl4ai (unclecode): 0.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unclecodecrawl4aibefore 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • crawl4ai Vendorunclecode Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.0Vulnerableunclecode
  • cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·unclecode

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA crawl4ai (unclecode) Fixed in 0.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57572

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-38760 Crawl4AI: AST Sandbox Escape via gi_frame.f_back Chain - Pre-Auth RCE in Docker API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-40630 Crawl4AI - Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded JWT Signing Key CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-21207 Crawl4AI < 0.8.0 Docker API Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Hooks Parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-21208 Crawl4AI < 0.8.0 Docker API Local File Inclusion via file URL Handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-40631 Crawl4AI - Server-Side Request Forgery via Direct Crawl Endpoints CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2025-20742 Crawl4AI <=0.4.247 is vulnerable to SSRF in /crawl4ai/async_dispatcher.py. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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