MEDIUM

CVE-2026-92811

2026-09-16 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

6.5

Description

browserless versions 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 fail to enforce file protocol restrictions in Playwright websocket endpoints, allowing authenticated token holders to read arbitrary files. Attackers can navigate Playwright-driven browsers to file scheme URLs and access files accessible to the container process despite the ALLOW_FILE_PROTOCOL setting defaulting to false.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-200 Information Exposure

EPSS Score

0.26%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

18.1th percentile

References

https://github.com/browserless/browserless https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.cdp.ts#L105-L135 https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.playwright.ts https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/browserless.md https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browserless-1.44.0-through-2.56.7-file-protocol-restriction-bypass

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