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browser-use web-ui CVE-2026-82640

| EUVDEUVD-2026-68216 MEDIUM
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312)
2026-08-30 VulnCheck GHSA-jrjf-ww9v-c67g
6.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local read access with low privileges suffices; full credential disclosure justifies C:H, with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVE Published
Aug 31, 2026 - 10:50 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8
Analysis Generated
Aug 30, 2026 - 13:51 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

browser-use web-ui versions 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 write configured LLM API keys to disk in cleartext without encryption or access restrictions. Attackers with read access to the temporary settings directory can recover provider API keys from predictably-named JSON files.

AnalysisAI

Cleartext API key storage in browser-use web-ui versions 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 exposes configured LLM provider credentials to any local user with filesystem read access. The application writes API keys to predictably-named JSON files in a temporary settings directory without encryption or access controls, as identified in src/webui/webui_manager.py. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a local user account with read access to the filesystem path where browser-use web-ui stores its settings JSON files. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.8 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N reflects the limited blast radius accurately: exploitation requires local filesystem access with at minimum low-privilege credentials, ruling out remote unauthenticated attack. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation No vendor-released patch version has been independently confirmed at time of analysis; the primary reference is a GitHub issue report (https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui/issues/736) rather than a tagged release containing a fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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