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CVE-2026-22172

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:ab80fbbb6c47ef5aa1d9116e126e675c144b5ac173db50f274a2d202c628504d
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 2 assertions

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.9,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":9.4,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact…

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/openclaw","product":"OpenClaw","vendor":"OpenClaw","versions":[{"lessThan":"2026.3.12","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"2026.3.12","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.9,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1
{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":9.4,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact…
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"name":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8)","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-elevation-in-websocket-shared-auth-connections"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c6b2cf9419bac4b9c6ef260e3c203883125a1ca87941d05c1752b4fe301315dd · sha256:14b49d0d0bdf19f6… · /containers/cna/references/1

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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