Medium severity6.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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. Local processes or loopback-reachable SSRF paths can exploit this to access browser-control routes including evaluate-capable actions without valid credentials.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.3.1	2026.3.1

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.3.1
- (no CPE)range: 0
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openclaw
Range: < 2026.3.1

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppwnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32041ghsaADVISORY
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-browser-control-access-via-failed-auth-bootstrapnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB

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