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CVE-2026-45242: Summarize < 0.15.1 Path Traversal via slidesDir Parameter

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-45242· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 0.15.1 soon.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:36 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.1
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.1
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

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

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade summarize to 0.15.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewsummarizepkg:brew/summarizeOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.12.0 <0.15.1
Fixed in
  • 0.15.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Summarize to version 0.15.1 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability is fixed. The patch is available from the official repository. No other mitigations are indicated.

Description

The Summarize software prior to version 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its /v1/summarize daemon endpoint. Authenticated users can exploit this flaw by providing an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir parameter, enabling them to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to arbitrary writable directories. They can also delete matching files at those locations through repeated extraction. This vulnerability is fixed in version 0.15.1.

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