CVE-2026-32041
OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Unauthenticated Browser Control Access via Failed Auth Bootstrap
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Unauthenticated Browser Control Access via Failed Auth Bootstrap
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-32041- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-13330
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-13330- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
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
- Record
GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-32041- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Unauthenticated Browser Control Access via Failed Auth Bootstrap
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-32041- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
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
- Record
GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw- CVSS 4.0
- 7.5 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openclawnpm |
before 2026.3.1 | 2026.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-32041 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openclaw, published March 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.1.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041