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.
CVE-2026-56265
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-21. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 75(Attend)EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS
- 33.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 21, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 16, 2026Crawl4AI - Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded JWT Signing Key | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-authentication-bypass-via-hardcoded-jwt-signing-keyGitHub - unclecode/crawl4ai: 🚀🤖 Crawl4AI: Open-source LLM Friendly Web Crawler & Scraper. Don't be shy, join here: https://discord.gg/jP8KfhDhyN · GitHub
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4aiMultiple Docker API Vulnerabilities - File Write, SSRF, Auth Bypass, XSS, JS Execution · Advisory · unclecode/crawl4ai · GitHub
https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-365w-hqf6-vxfgVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56265(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
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PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| crawl4ai | 0.3.0 ... 0.8.6 (64 versions) | 0.8.7 | — |
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