CVE-2026-56262 Crawl4AI - Unauthenticated Access to Monitor Endpoints via Docker API Server
Unauthenticated attackers can access destructive monitor endpoints in Crawl4AI, causing service disruption and state manipulation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-56262?
CVE-2026-56262 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Crawl4AI, published on 24 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the monitor router endpoints that allows unauthenticated attackers to access destructive operations. Remote attackers can invoke the /monitor/actions/cleanup endpoint and manipulate monitoring state without authentication, causing service disruption.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kidocode Crawl4ai.
How do I fix CVE-2026-56262?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-56262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-53753 Crawl4AI: AST Sandbox Escape via gi_frame.f_back Chain - Pre-Auth RCE in Docker API
- CVE-2026-57571 Crawl4AI arbitrary file write via download filename path traversal
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