GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q OpenClaw: `browser.request` let `operator.write` persist admin-only browser profile changes
HIGH
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-13
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.11 → fixed in 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.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness