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SCA: security update for @paperclipai/server, paperclipai (GHSA-68qg-g8mg-6pr7)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440457

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-41679)

Solution

Update the @paperclipai/server library and its related packages to version 2026.410.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68qg-g8mg-6pr7

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 440457

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/16/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.8

Percentile: 99.34

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41679

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2026

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Paperclip AI RCE using a chain of six API calls (CVE-2026-41679).)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41679