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Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows clients authenticated with a shared gateway token to connect as role=node without device identity verification. Attackers can exploit this by claiming the node role during WebSocket handshake to inject unauthorized node.event calls, triggering agent.request and voice.transcript flows without proper device pairing.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-10 | Published 2026-03-19 | Updated 2026-03-20 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.2.22
affected

2026.2.22 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmg (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmg)) third-party-advisory

github.com/...ommit/ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931e (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...ity-bypass-via-websocket-authentication (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Node Role Device-Identity Bypass via WebSocket Authentication) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-32001)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-32001)

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