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CVE-2026-53753

9.8
Critical
EPSS 3%Patch availableJun 24, 2026

Sandbox escape in Crawl4AI enables unauthenticated RCE via crafted schema (pre-0.8.7).

common questions

Is CVE-2026-53753 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-53753 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-53753?

CVE-2026-53753 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-53753?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-53753. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-53753 affect?

CVE-2026-53753 affects Crawl4AI (prior to 0.8.7). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-53753?

Upgrade to 0.8.7+; verify deployments.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Crawl4AI (prior to 0.8.7)
impact

Unauthenticated RCE on host via POST /crawl with crafted extraction schema; sandbox bypass via AST validator.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
unclecode crawl4ai
  • affected< 0.8.7

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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