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In affected versions, if that bootstrap step threw an error, startup could continue and expose browser-control routes without authentication.\n\n### Impact\nOn affected deployments, a local process (or a loopback-reachable SSRF path) could access browser-control routes, including evaluate-capable actions, without auth.\n\n### Fix\nStartup now fails closed: if bootstrap auth fails and no explicit token/password is configured, browser-control startup aborts.\n\n### Affected and Patched Versions\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.26`\n- Patched: `2026.3.1`","status":"published","published":"2026-03-02T21:49:14Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:17:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.5,"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","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:44.97342Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32041","description":"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. 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