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The /execute_js, /screenshot, /pdf, and /html endpoints accept file:// URLs, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. An attacker can access sensitive files such as /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, application configuration files, and environment variables via /proc/self/environ, potentially exposing credentials, API keys, and internal application structure.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-12T15:33:27.454Z","modified":"2026-11-08T14:01:32.786Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-08T15:43:32.737211Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-6727","description":"Crawl4AI versions prior to 0.8.0 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Docker API deployment. 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