Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-7234BrowserOperator browser-operator-core server.js startsWith path traversal
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in browser-operator-core from BrowserOperator. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BrowserOperator | browser-operator-core | 0.10.20.30.40.50.6.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · 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
References
- VDB-359843 | BrowserOperator browser-operator-core server.js startsWith path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-359843 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #802762 | BrowserOperator browser-operator-core 0.6.0 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/BrowserOperator/browser-operator-core/issues/96 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/BrowserOperator/browser-operator-core/ product