CVE-2026-45242
Summarize < 0.15.1 Path Traversal via slidesDir Parameter
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | steipete |
| Product | summarize |
| Published | May 18, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 18, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
steipete / summarize
0 < 0.15.1
References
github.com: https://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2 github.com: https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/220 github.com: https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/ec8efd63295656fbfe8743620179c489bc5a242f vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-path-traversal-via-slidesdir-parameter
Credits
Chia Min Jun Lennon