CVE-2026-76993 (GCVE-0-2026-76993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 14:30 – Updated: 2026-08-20 17:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GreyDGL PentestGPT Web-Page Crawling injection
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in GreyDGL PentestGPT up to 1.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web-Page Crawling. Executing a manipulation of the argument Traceback can lead to injection. The attack can be executed remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-20 17:42 UTC
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/393617 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/393617/cti | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76993 | third-party-advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/880116 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/GreyDGL/PentestGPT/issues/484 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/ez-lbz/pentestgpt-vul-report | exploit |
| https://github.com/GreyDGL/PentestGPT/ | product |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreyDGL | PentestGPT |
Affected:
1.0
cpe:2.3:a:greydgl:pentestgpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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