CVE-2026-41679
CVE-2026-41679 is a critical-severity vulnerability in paperclipai paperclip and 1 other product (CVSS 3.1 base score 10.0), classified as CWE-287 (Improper Authentication). It is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment rates its exploitation as proof of concept. As of 2026-11-14, EPSS estimates a 31.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, in the 98th percentile of scored CVEs.
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Description
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.
Key Findings
as of 2026-11-14- Its current EPSS score (31.7%) is higher than that of 41% of CISA KEV entries.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HOpen in CVSS calculator Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| paperclipai | paperclipai paperclip | < 2026.410.0 |
| paperclipai | paperclipai @paperclipai/server | < 2026.410.0 |
References
1 linksRecord Details
- Published
- 2026-04-23
- Last updated
- 2026-04-23
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
- Credited to
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