# CVE-2026-126779: Spatie Browsershot 2.2.0 before 5.5.0 Local File Read via setHtml()

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-11. Updated: 2026-11-11.

Spatie Browsershot 2.2.0 before 5.5.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read server files by supplying root-relative references in HTML passed to setHtml(). Attackers can embed iframe, img, link or script elements referencing paths like /etc/passwd, which resolve to file:// URLs and render file contents into the returned PDF or screenshot.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: VulnCheck) — https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/pull/989
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: VulnCheck) — https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/eba71ab7f4aba23d9321d653ccd19d4e94432516

## Affected products and versions

- spatie / browsershot (spatie/browsershot): ≥ 2.2.0; < 5.5.0 (affected, semver); 5.5.0 (unaffected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 8.7 (high); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-73

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/pull/989 (CNA: VulnCheck; patch, issue-tracking)

- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/commit/eba71ab7f4aba23d9321d653ccd19d4e94432516 (CNA: VulnCheck; patch)

- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/releases/tag/5.5.0 (CNA: VulnCheck; release-notes)

- https://github.com/spatie/browsershot/blob/2.2.0/src/Browsershot.php#L242-L248 (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spatie-browsershot-2.2.0-before-5.5.0-local-file-read-via-sethtml (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126779; retrieved 2026-11-11; source updated 2026-11-11

Revision: c6e485c59cb722b46606adad85e23b8b470031af5651a6be6c3908d1d56ac191

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126779

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