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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
browser-use web-ui unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.0.0 affected ≤ 3.0.0

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References
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https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui cve-icon
https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui/blob/v3.0.0/src/webui/webui_manager.py cve-icon
https://github.com/browser-use/web-ui/issues/736 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/browser-use-web-ui-2.0.0-through-3.0.0-cleartext-api-key-storage cve-icon
History

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title browser-use web-ui 2.0.0 through 3.0.0 Cleartext API Key Storage
First Time appeared Browser-use
Browser-use browser Use
Weaknesses CWE-312
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:browser-use:browser_use:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Browser-use
Browser-use browser Use
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-30T13:23:39.806Z

Reserved: 2026-08-30T13:06:07.154Z

Link: CVE-2026-82640

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