CVE-2026-53753
Published:June 23, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
crawl4ai (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=0.3.4 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =0.3.4 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7crawl4ai (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.3.0 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7crawl4ai (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.3.0 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7Related Resources (4)
Do you need more information?
Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.45