{"id":"GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw","summary":"OpenClaw: Browser control startup could continue unauthenticated after auth bootstrap failure","details":"### Summary\nWhen 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.\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`","aliases":["CVE-2026-32041"],"modified":"2026-03-30T13:34:57.301743Z","published":"2026-03-02T21:49:14Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":"2026-03-19T22:16:40Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-306"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-02T21:49:14Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrap"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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"}]}