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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-45246 · published 18 May 2026

CVE-2026-45246: Steipete summarize incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Steipete · Summarize

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains an insecure file permission vulnerability in the refresh-free configuration rewrite path that allows local users to read sensitive credentials by exploiting default filesystem permissions. When the refresh-free path rewrites the configuration file, it creates the replacement with default process umask permissions instead of preserving the original file permissions, exposing the config file containing API keys and provider credentials to other local users on shared Unix-like systems.

6.8 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.16% · top 95.9% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
6.8CVSS 4.0 base score
0.16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
14 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains an insecure file permission vulnerability in the refresh-free configuration rewrite path that allows local users to read sensitive credentials by exploiting default filesystem permissions. When the refresh-free path rewrites the configuration file, it creates the replacement with default process umask permissions instead of preserving the original file permissions, exposing the config file containing API keys and provider credentials to other local users on shared Unix-like systems.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/9e990193650a23dab73f37d5e1964d574a44098b Patch
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/217 ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2 Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-insecure-file-permissions-information-disclosure Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-45246), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.