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Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-06 | Published 2026-03-20 | Updated 2026-03-20 | Assigner VulnCheck




CRITICAL: 9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CRITICAL: 9.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.12
affected

2026.3.12 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

Yekai Chen (@LUOYEcode) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8)) vendor-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...on-in-websocket-shared-auth-connections third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-22172)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-22172)

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