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`browser.request` let `operator.write` persist admin-only browser profile changes

High
steipete published GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q Mar 13, 2026

Package

npm openclaw (npm)

Affected versions

<= 2026.3.8

Patched versions

2026.3.11

Description

Summary

An authorization mismatch in the gateway let an authenticated caller with only operator.write use browser.request to reach browser profile management routes that persist configuration to disk. In practice, this exposed an admin-only configuration write primitive through /profiles/create.

Impact

A write-scoped operator could create or modify browser profiles and store attacker-chosen remote CDP endpoints without holding operator.admin.

Affected versions

openclaw <= 2026.3.8

Patch

Fixed 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.

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

CVE ID

No known CVE

Weaknesses

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. Learn more on MITRE.

Credits