{"id":"GHSA-cmfr-9m2r-xwhq","summary":"OpenClaw `node.invoke(browser.proxy)` bypasses `browser.request` persistent profile-mutation guard","details":"## Impact\n\nOpenClaw `node.invoke(browser.proxy)` bypasses `browser.request` persistent profile-mutation guard.\n\nnode.invoke(browser.proxy) could mutate persistent browser profiles through a path that bypassed the browser.request guard.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= v2026.04.01`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @nicky-cc  of Tencent zhuque Lab ([https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard](https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard)) for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-42431"],"modified":"2026-05-06T02:46:20.567411Z","published":"2026-04-09T17:34:21Z","database_specific":{"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-09T17:34:21Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-04-28T19:37:47Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cmfr-9m2r-xwhq"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42431"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-persistent-profile-mutation-via-node-invoke-browser-proxy-bypass"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-cmfr-9m2r-xwhq/GHSA-cmfr-9m2r-xwhq.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}