PT-2026-26620 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Yekai Chen · Published 2026-03-20 · Updated 2026-03-20 · CVE-2026-22172

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-22172

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22172 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/0dayPublishing/status/2035007010698100743 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/OrizonCyber/status/2035016025469583530 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-elevation-in-websocket-shared-auth-connections · Note
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2035019318975512932 · Twitter Post