Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32041OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Unauthenticated Browser Control Access via Failed Auth Bootstrap

Medium 6.9

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authentication in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.1	GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.1

Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vpj2-69hf-rppw) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Unauthenticated Browser Control Access via Failed Auth Bootstrap third-party-advisory