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CVE-2026-41208

Paperclip is a Node.js server and React UI that orchestrates a team of AI agents to run a business. Versions of @paperclipai/server prior to 2026.416.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker with an Agent API key to execute arbitrary OS commands on the Paperclip server host. An attacker with an agent credential can escalate privileges from the agent runtime to the Paperclip server host. The vulnerability occurs because agents are allowed to update their own adapterC

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:81f079e8e1a1e3984e0d6bc6c3df34ee9ea79bff222db0ef9f831de394770d9d

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"@paperclipai/server","vendor":"paperclipai","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2026.416.0"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

2 source assertions

{"name":"https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/security/advisories/GHSA-265w-rf2w-cjh4","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/security/advisories/GHSA-265w-rf2w-cjh4"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/security/advisories/GHSA-265w-rf2w-cjh4"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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