# CVE-2026-45244: Summarize < 0.15.1 Unapproved Browser Automation Execution

> Attackers can bypass user approval to execute browser automation actions in Summarize when extension automation is enabled, potentially leading to unauthorized control.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 May 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67gq-6q8c-qqh6

## What is CVE-2026-45244?

CVE-2026-45244 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in steipete summarize, published on 18 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to execute browser automation actions without per-call user approval when the extension automation feature is enabled. Attackers can influence the agent through malicious page or summary content to invoke enabled extension automation tools such as navigation or debugger-backed actions, bypassing the final user approval step when a user interacts with attacker-controlled content.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45244?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @steipete/summarize. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `@steipete/summarize` | npm | All versions | 0.15.0 |
| `@steipete/summarize` | npm | All versions | 0.15.0 |

Products: Steipete Summarize.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-45244?

Upgrade @steipete/summarize to 0.15.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-45244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in steipete summarize

- [CVE-2026-45242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45242/): Summarize < 0.15.1 Path Traversal via slidesDir Parameter (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-45246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45246/): Summarize < 0.15.1 Insecure File Permissions Information Disclosure (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2026-45243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45243/): Summarize < 0.15.1 Browser Extension Missing Authorization via Content Script (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-45245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45245/): Summarize < 0.15.1 Unauthorized Daemon Request via Untrusted Events (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45244 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in steipete summarize, published on 18 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- @steipete/summarize (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.15.0
- @steipete/summarize (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.15.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.