Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| unclecode | crawl4ai | < 0.8.7 |
References
- https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-qxjp-w3pj-48m7Third Party Advisory, Mitigation
- https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai/security/advisories/GHSA-qxjp-w3pj-48m7Third Party Advisory, Mitigation
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 23, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed