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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-41679Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: paperclip · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-41679Unknown / EvaluatingCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 10.0CWE-287

Paperclip is a Node.js server and React UI that orchestrates a team of AI agents to run a business

Published: 23 Apr 2026•Last updated: 26 Oct 2026, 04:40 AM IST•Source identifier: security-advisories@github.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
10.0CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcesecurity-advisories@github.com
EPSS probability
31.7%0.317
Percentile98th
Weakness type
CWE-287
CWE-862, CWE-1188
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Critical source severity without confirmed exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

2 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • paperclip paperclipai · < 2026.416.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • paperclip paperclipai\/server · < 2026.416.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched authentication-weakness (CWE-287); authorization-bypass (CWE-862)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected authentication surfaces and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: Application inventory · A CWE match is not proof of local exposure. · Rule authentication-weakness
  2. Locate affected authorization controls and verify deployed versions.Telemetry: Application inventory · The source must identify the affected control. · Rule authorization-bypass

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unexpected successful sign-ins and changes to privileged accounts on affected systems.Telemetry: SigninLogs · Access anomalies are relevant to authentication weaknesses. · Rule authentication-weakness
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review privileged operations performed by unexpected users on affected deployments.Telemetry: Application audit logs · Authorization anomalies can support a targeted hunt. · Rule authorization-bypass

Response

  1. Verify the vendor fix and review privileged access after remediation.Telemetry: Identity audit logs · Post-change review checks the response. · Rule authentication-weakness

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security-advisories@github.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:paperclip:paperclipai:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:paperclip:paperclipai\/server:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recordgithub.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-41679
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-41679
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-41679"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.