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CVE-2026-92811 (GCVE-0-2026-92811)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-16 20:32
Modified
2026-09-21 15:40
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can navigate Playwright-driven browsers to file scheme URLs and access files accessible to the container process despite the ALLOW_FILE_PROTOCOL setting defaulting to false.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
browserless browserless Version: 1.44.0   ≤ 2.56.7
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