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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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title browserless 1.44.0 through 2.56.7 File Protocol Restriction Bypass
First Time appeared Browserless
Browserless chrome
Weaknesses CWE-200
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:browserless:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Browserless
Browserless chrome
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T20:32:57.539Z

Reserved: 2026-09-16T19:55:01.357Z

Link: CVE-2026-92811

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T21:17:30.877

Modified: 2026-09-16T21:17:30.877

Link: CVE-2026-92811

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