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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41679

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

Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 17, 2026 · Paperclip is a Node.js

Patch now

CVE-2026-41679 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Paperclip is a Node.js against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Paperclip is a Node.js).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.36%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe paperclip/paperclipai · cpe paperclip/paperclipai/server · vendor paperclip paperclipai

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 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.

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  • cpe paperclip/paperclipaiversion unspecified
  • cpe paperclip/paperclipai/serverversion unspecified
  • vendor paperclip paperclipaiversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-41679

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-41679 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Paperclip is a Node.js against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-1188; CWE-287: Improper Authentication; CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 7.36%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 mode with default configuration. No user interaction, no credentials, just the target's address. The chain consists of six API calls. The attack is

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 mode with default configuration. No user interaction, no credentials, just the target's address. The chain consists of six API calls. The attack is

  3. Aug 17, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Aug 17, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Updated

    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 mode with default configuration. No user interaction, no credentials, just the target's address. The chain consists of six API calls. The attack is

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41679

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41679

    30-day exploitation probability 7.4%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/paperclipai_unauth_rce_cve_2026_41679

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41679

    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 mode with de

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-41679

    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 mode with default configurat

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.