GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q
Downstream
Published
2026-03-13T20:54:25Z
Modified
2026-03-13T21:01:24.278967Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: `browser.request` let `operator.write` persist admin-only browser profile changes
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-13T20:54:25Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-863"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.11

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.3.8"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q.json"