Description
A weakness has been identified in BrowserOperator browser-operator-core up to 0.6.0. Affected is the function startsWith of the file scripts/component_server/server.js. Executing a manipulation of the argument request.url can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Published: 2026-04-28
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote arbitrary file access
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Browseroperator
Browseroperator browser-operator-core
Vendors & Products Browseroperator
Browseroperator browser-operator-core

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description A weakness has been identified in BrowserOperator browser-operator-core up to 0.6.0. Affected is the function startsWith of the file scripts/component_server/server.js. Executing a manipulation of the argument request.url can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title BrowserOperator browser-operator-core server.js startsWith path traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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Browseroperator Browser-operator-core
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T12:36:09.652Z

Reserved: 2026-04-27T17:04:04.203Z

Link: CVE-2026-7234

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T12:36:06.176Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-28T07:16:04.247

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:00:01.613

Link: CVE-2026-7234

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T12:30:31Z

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