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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-53753Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: kidocode · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-53753Unknown / EvaluatingCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 10.0CWE-94

Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM friendly web crawler & scraper

Published: 24 Jun 2026•Last updated: 26 Oct 2026, 04:40 AM IST•Source identifier: security-advisories@github.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
10.0CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
2.9%0.029
Percentile87th
Weakness type
CWE-94
CWE-913
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM friendly web crawler & scraper. Prior to 0.8.7, the _safe_eval_expression() function in the computed fields feature uses an AST validator that only blocks attributes starting with underscore. Python generator and frame object attributes (gi_frame, f_back, f_builtins) do NOT start with underscore, enabling a complete sandbox escape to achieve arbitrary code execution. The attack requires no authentication (JWT disabled by default) and is triggered via POST /crawl with a crafted extraction schema. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Critical source severity without confirmed exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • kidocode crawl4ai · < 0.8.7 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update is installed and the CVE is no longer reported.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule network-unauthenticated

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security-advisories@github.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:kidocode:crawl4ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recordgithub.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-53753
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-53753
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-53753"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.