# CVE-2026-12823: Browserbase Skills Autobrowse Trace Artifact default permission

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-21 · Updated: 2026-07-03

## Affected

- Browserbase Skills: 20260526

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Browserbase Skills up to 20260526. This impacts an unknown function of the component Autobrowse Trace Artifact Handler. The manipulation results in incorrect default permissions. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The first version of the CVE listed Browserbase itself as affected product. This was incorrect as this issue does affect browserbase/skills instead. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Browserbase Skills, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372613
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372613/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12823
- https://vuldb.com/submit/837600
- https://github.com/NARKHEDE-VAIBHAV/poc/blob/main/CVE-2026-12823%20-%20Browserbase%20Skills%20Autobrowse%20Trace%20Artifact%20Insecure%20File%20Permissions/Advisory.md
- https://github.com/NARKHEDE-VAIBHAV/poc/blob/main/CVE-2026-12823%20-%20Browserbase%20Skills%20Autobrowse%20Trace%20Artifact%20Insecure%20File%20Permissions/poc.sh

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