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Vulnerability details: VCID-nfwk-xjpm-r3en
Vulnerability ID VCID-nfwk-xjpm-r3en
Aliases CVE-2026-32041
GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
Summary OpenClaw: Browser control startup could continue unauthenticated after auth bootstrap failure 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00022 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-32041
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
cvssv4 7.5 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
cvssv4 7.5 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
ssvc Track https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041
cvssv4 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
cvssv4 7.5 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
generic_textual HIGH https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-32041
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/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
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)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-20T17:51:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
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)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-20T17:51:39Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.06674
EPSS Score 0.00022
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T21:07:22.788111+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32041.yml 38.6.0