browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated… (CVE-2026-92811)
browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can navigate Playwright-driven browsers to file scheme URLs and access files accessible to the container process despite the ALLOW_FILE_PROTOCOL setting defaulting to false.
browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated… (CVE-2026-92811)
Description
browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can navigate Playwright-driven browsers to file scheme URLs and access files accessible to the container process despite the ALLOW_FILE_PROTOCOL setting defaulting to false.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-w2m9-jxm7-c4jp
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-92811"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6aab499755bf5e2cf5990f6d
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:02:26 UTC
Views: 1
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