CVE-2026-32970 | THREATINT

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a credential fallback vulnerability where unavailable local gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password SecretRefs are treated as unset, allowing fallback to remote credentials in local mode. Attackers can exploit misconfigured local auth references to cause CLI and helper paths to select incorrect credential sources, potentially bypassing intended local authentication boundaries.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-17 | Published 2026-03-31 | Updated 2026-03-31 | Assigner VulnCheck

LOW: 2.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

LOW: 2.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem types

Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.11

affected

2026.3.11 (semver)

unaffected

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7)) third-party-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...s-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefs (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Credential Fallback Logic Bypass via Unavailable Local Auth SecretRefs) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-32970)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-32970)

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