{"id":"CVE-2026-82637","title":"browser-use web-ui versions 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 fail to validate browser settings paths in run_agent_task, allowing attackers to create directories at arbitrary locations by supplying absolute paths to save_recording_path, save_trace_pat…","summary":"browser-use web-ui versions 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 fail to validate browser settings paths in run_agent_task, allowing attackers to create directories at arbitrary locations by supplying absolute paths to save_recording_path, save_trace_pat…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-73"],"published":"2026-08-30","updated":"2026-08-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82637","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui/blob/v3.0.0/src/webui/components/browser_use_agent_tab.py","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui/issues/737","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browser-use-web-ui-2.0.0-through-3.0.0-arbitrary-directory-creation","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-30T23:59:28.004Z","epss":0.0024,"epssPercentile":0.15401,"vendor":"browser-use","product":"web-ui","affected":["web-ui >= 2.0.0 <= 3.0.0"],"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-02T17:45:47.233344Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-82637","body":"## Overview\n\nbrowser-use web-ui versions 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 fail to validate browser settings paths in run_agent_task, allowing attackers to create directories at arbitrary locations by supplying absolute paths to save_recording_path, save_trace_path, save_agent_history_path, or save_download_path parameters. Attackers can exploit this via the unauthenticated Gradio interface to create directories anywhere the root-running container has write access.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210231,"id":"CVE-2026-82637","ts":1790264815953,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}