CVE-2026-32041
highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 fail to properly handle authentication bootstrap errors during startup, allowing browser-control routes to remain accessible without authentication. Local processes or loopback-reachable SSRF paths can exploit this to access browser-control routes including evaluate-capable actions without valid credentials.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0557OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwOpenClaw: Browser control startup could continue unauthenticated after auth bootstrap failure2026-03-02ghsa · osvUS
### 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`
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrapcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrapenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrapThird Party Advisorynvd
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