CVE-2026-56259: Crawl4AI - LLM Credential Exfiltration via base_url and Environment Variable Resolution

Published Jul 12, 2026
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Updated

Crawl4AI before 0.8.8 contains credential exfiltration vulnerabilities in the Docker API server that allow attackers to redirect LLM API calls to attacker-controlled endpoints and read arbitrary environment variables. Attackers can exploit the unauthenticated /md, /llm, and /llm/job endpoints by supplying a malicious baseurl parameter and setting apitoken to env:VARIABLENAME to exfiltrate provider API keys and server secrets including JWT SECRETKEY for authentication bypass.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Crawl4AI Docker API server<0.8.8
Kidocode Crawl4ai<0.8.8

Event History

Jul 12, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-56259?

The severity of CVE-2026-56259 is rated high with a score of 8.8.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-56259?

To fix CVE-2026-56259, upgrade the Crawl4AI Docker API server to version 0.8.8 or later.

3

What does CVE-2026-56259 exploit?

CVE-2026-56259 exploits vulnerabilities in the Docker API server allowing credential exfiltration via insecure API endpoints.

4

What are the affected endpoints in CVE-2026-56259?

The affected endpoints in CVE-2026-56259 are /md, /llm, and /llm/job.

5

What type of attack is associated with CVE-2026-56259?

CVE-2026-56259 allows attackers to redirect API calls to attacker-controlled endpoints and read environment variables.

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