CVE-2026-85687 surya 0.22.1 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via screenshot server
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary image or PDF files on the host via the surya screenshot server's file path parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85687?
CVE-2026-85687 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in datalab-to surya, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
surya 0.22.1 screenshot server contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file read vulnerability in the /info, /page, and /process routes that accept raw file_path parameters. Attackers can read any image or PDF file on the host by supplying arbitrary file paths to Image.open or pypdfium2.PdfDocument, obtaining rendered contents as base64 and using /info as an existence oracle.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85687?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85687?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-85687 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85687 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-756c-28v8-3vfp.