CVE-2026-45222
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
The vulnerability in Summarize versions through 0.14.1 (fixed in commit 0cfb0fb) creates the daemon configuration directory and file with default filesystem permissions that may be world-readable on Unix-like systems, allowing local attackers to read bearer tokens and API credentials stored in ~/.summarize/daemon.json.
Risk Assessment
The risk is that a local attacker can exploit these permissive permissions to read the daemon bearer token and persisted provider credentials, enabling unauthorized access to the daemon or recovery of sensitive API keys.
Recommendation
Immediately update Summarize to a version containing commit 0cfb0fb or later, and manually verify and correct permissions on the ~/.summarize directory and daemon.json file to 0700 for the directory and 0600 for the file.
Original NVD description (English source)
Summarize versions through 0.14.1, fixed in commit 0cfb0fb, creates the daemon configuration directory and file with default filesystem permissions that may be world-readable on Unix-like systems, allowing local attackers to read bearer tokens and API credentials stored in ~/.summarize/daemon.json. A local attacker can exploit these permissive permissions to read the daemon bearer token and persisted provider credentials, enabling unauthorized access to the daemon or recovery of sensitive API keys.