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CVE-2026-82286

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 0.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-28 · Last synced 2026-09-18

CyberRota Analysis

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The gpt-crawler application, up to version 1.5.1, is vulnerable due to inadequate validation of the outputFileName parameter in the POST /crawl endpoint, enabling unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to any filesystem path. This flaw allows attackers to overwrite existing files with malicious content from their own URLs, posing a significant risk to system integrity and data security. Organizations using this software should prioritize patching this vulnerability to prevent potential exploitation.

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CVE
CVE-2026-82286
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.6
EPSS
0.35%

Original NVD Description

gpt-crawler through 1.5.1 fails to validate the outputFileName parameter in the POST /crawl endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to any filesystem path. Attackers can supply absolute paths or parent-directory segments to overwrite existing files with content sourced from attacker-controlled URLs.