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CVE-2026-56265: Crawl4AI · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Affects Crawl4AISource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.8.7 as a priority.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 14:34 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.09.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.19.8
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
Proof of concept is public or traded
Automatable
Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-06-22.

Patch
Available – fixed in 0.8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Jun 2026

  2. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulnCheck

    , 36 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 21 hours after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Crawl4AI to 0.8.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Crawl4AICrawl4AIAffected
  • <0.8.7
Fixed in
  • 0.8.7
PyPICrawl4AIpkg:pypi/Crawl4AIOther threatsAffected
  • <0.8.7
Fixed in
  • 0.8.7

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Description

Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to a hardcoded default JWT signing key in the Docker API server. Attackers who know the default key can forge valid authentication tokens for any user, bypassing authentication and gaining full access to protected functionality.

References

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