Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-92811
CVE-2026-92811
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: 1.44.0 - 2.56.7
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References
4- github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.cdp.tsnvd
- github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/v2.50.1/src/browsers/browsers.playwright.tsnvd
- github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/browserless.mdnvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browserless-1.44.0-through-2.56.7-file-protocol-restriction-bypassnvd
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