CVE-2026-45242: steipete summarize · Missing Authorization
Affects steipete summarizeSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 0.15.1 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.15.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade steipete/summarize and summarize to 0.15.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| steipetesummarize | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubsteipete/summarizepkg:github/steipete/summarizeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubsummarizepkg:github/summarizeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the /v1/summarize endpoint to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity involving file writes or deletions. Avoid exposing the summarize daemon to untrusted networks.
Description
Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /v1/summarize daemon endpoint that allows authenticated callers to write files to arbitrary directories by supplying an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir request parameter. Attackers can exploit this to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to any writable directory and subsequently delete matching files at the specified location through repeat extraction.
References
- github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/ec8efd63295656fbfe8743620179c489bc5a242f (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-path-traversal-via-slidesdir-parameter (opens in a new tab)