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title: "CVE-2026-41679: paperclip Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Import Authorization Bypass"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-41679/
description: "CVE-2026-41679 (paperclipai (npm)): Paperclip is a Node.js server and React UI that orchestrates a team of AI agents to run a business. Prior to version…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-04-23
date_modified: 2026-04-27
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-41679"
kev: false
cvss: 10
epss: 0.07365
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-41679: paperclip Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Import Authorization Bypass

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 7.4% , percentile 94: FIRST’s model estimates a 7.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes paperclipai (npm) < 2026.410.0, fixed in 2026.410.0 ; @paperclipai/server (npm) < 2026.410.0, fixed in 2026.410.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Paperclip is a Node.js server and React UI that orchestrates a team of AI agents to run a business. Prior to version 2026.416.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve full remote code execution on any network-accessible Paperclip instance running in authenticated mode with default configuration. No user interaction, no credentials, just the target's address. The chain consists of six API calls. The attack is fully automated, requires no user interaction, and works against the default deployment configuration. Version 2026.416.0 patches the issue.

## Affected packages

- npm `paperclipai` < 2026.410.0 → fixed: 2026.410.0
- npm `@paperclipai/server` < 2026.410.0 → fixed: 2026.410.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- paperclipai paperclip: < 2026.410.0
- paperclipai @paperclipai/server: < 2026.410.0

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 10 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 10.0 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 7.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 94.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-68qg-g8mg-6pr7](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68qg-g8mg-6pr7)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-41679](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41679)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-41679](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41679)
- [github.com](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/security/advisories/GHSA-68qg-g8mg-6pr7)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-41679/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt