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Attackers can create or modify browser profiles and persist attacker-controlled remote CDP endpoints to disk without holding operator.admin privileges.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00293,"percentile":0.22161,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-13T20:54:25Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.11"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.8"},{"fixed":"2026.3.11"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.11"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-browser-profile-management-via-browser-request","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32972","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgpv-62w8-p4rp"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32972.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32972","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.11 - Authorization Bypass in Browser Profile Management via browser.request","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with only operator.write permission to access admin-only browser profile management routes through browser.request. Attackers can create or modify browser profiles and persist attacker-controlled remote CDP endpoints to disk without holding operator.admin privileges.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:24.909Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:24.689Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.100857Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-17009","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with only operator.write permission to access admin-only browser profile management routes through browser.request. Attackers can create or modify browser profiles and persist attacker-controlled remote CDP endpoints to disk without holding operator.admin privileges.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:24Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-mgpv-62w8-p4rp","title":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated...","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with only operator.write permission to access admin-only browser profile management routes through browser.request. 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In practice, this exposed an admin-only configuration write primitive through `/profiles/create`.\n\n### Impact\n\nA write-scoped operator could create or modify browser profiles and store attacker-chosen remote CDP endpoints without holding `operator.admin`.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.8`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. Browser profile creation now requires the correct admin boundary, and regression tests cover the write-vs-admin authorization split.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-13T20:54:25Z","modified":"2026-03-13T20:54:27Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:35.644357Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32972","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with only operator.write permission to access admin-only browser profile management routes through browser.request. 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In practice, this exposed an admin-only configuration write primitive through `/profiles/create`.\n\n### Impact\n\nA write-scoped operator could create or modify browser profiles and store attacker-chosen remote CDP endpoints without holding `operator.admin`.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.8`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. Browser profile creation now requires the correct admin boundary, and regression tests cover the write-vs-admin authorization split.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-13T20:54:25Z","modified":"2026-07-08T08:11:42.166533909Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:57.348035Z"}]}}