Answer in brief
CVE-2026-56265 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Crawl4AI: authentication bypass vulnerability due to a hardcoded default JWT signing key in the Docker API server. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps crawl4ai (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps crawl4ai (pip). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| crawl4aipip | <0.8.7 | 0.8.7 |
Published upstream
Jun 21, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 14, 2026
Evidence: source:ghsa:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 21, 2026
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.
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