Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-862
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-45242
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
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| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| steipete | summarize | * {"versionEndExcluding":"0.15.1"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- github.com — Patch
- github.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- github.com — Release Notes
- www.vulncheck.com — Third Party Advisory
- github.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
PUBLISHED 2026-05-18T15:16:28-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T12:17:16-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:35-04:00