CVE-2026-45242

Published: Mag 18, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 19, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,1
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
HIGH 7,1
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: low

Description

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Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /v1/summarize daemon endpoint that allows authenticated callers to write files to arbitrary directories by supplying an absolute path or directory traversal sequence in the slidesDir request parameter. Attackers can exploit this to write slide_*.png and slides.json files to any writable directory and subsequently delete matching files at the specified location through repeat extraction.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0007
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 2 Days)

862

Missing Authorization

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Access Control Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Read Files Or Directories Modify Application Data Modify Files Or Directories Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Bypass Protection Mechanism Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML, Web Server, Database Server, Not Technology-Specific
View CWE Details
Application

Summarize by Steipete

Version Range Affected
To 0.15.1 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:steipete:summarize:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/ec8efd63295656fbfe8743620179c489bc…
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-path-traversal-via-slidesdir-par…