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
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreyDGL | PentestGPT |
Affected:
1.0
cpe:2.3:a:greydgl:pentestgpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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