Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-32041
|
| Summary | OpenClaw: Browser control startup could continue unauthenticated after auth bootstrap failure ### Summary When browser control started without explicit auth credentials, OpenClaw attempted to bootstrap auth automatically. In affected versions, if that bootstrap step threw an error, startup could continue and expose browser-control routes without authentication. ### Impact On affected deployments, a local process (or a loopback-reachable SSRF path) could access browser-control routes, including evaluate-capable actions, without auth. ### Fix Startup now fails closed: if bootstrap auth fails and no explicit token/password is configured, browser-control startup aborts. ### Affected and Patched Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.2.26` - Patched: `2026.3.1` |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.8 |
| Risk | 3.4 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 6.9 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw.json |
| cvssv4 | 7.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap | ||
| CVE-2026-32041 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041 | |
| GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-20T17:51:39Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32041.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32041
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]