CVE-2026-56265

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
32.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Multiple 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-vxfg
generic

Crawl4AI - Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded JWT Signing Key | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crawl4ai-authentication-bypass-via-hardcoded-jwt-signing-key
generic

GitHub - 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/crawl4ai

Vendor 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.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56265?
CVE-2026-56265 is a critical vulnerability published on June 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…
When was CVE-2026-56265 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56265 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56265 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56265 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56265?
CVE-2026-56265 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56265?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56265, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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