Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting @steipete/summarize package, versions <0.15.0
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- published19 May 2026
- disclosed18 May 2026
- creditChia Min Jun Lennon
Introduced: 18 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-45246 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @steipete/summarize to version 0.15.0 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in the configuration file rewrite process. An attacker can access sensitive credentials by reading files created with overly permissive default filesystem permissions. This is only exploitable if the software is running on a shared Unix-like system where other local users have access to the filesystem.