EventCybersecurityAugust 5, 2026

Paperclip AI flaws let attackers run host commands via agent imports

CVE-2026-41679 (CVSS 10.0) is a server-side flaw requiring no account against network-accessible Paperclip deployments; GHSA-x8hx-rhr2-9rf7 (CVSS 9.6) needs a user to open an attacker-controlled page in default local_trusted mode. Fixed in v2026.416.0; Rapid7 shipped a Metasploit module, and no in-the-wild exploitation was reported as of Aug 5, 2026.

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