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CVE-2026-22172

Published: Mar 20, 2026

Modified: Mar 20, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.9

CRITICAL

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.

VendorProductVersions

OpenClaw

OpenClaw

affected
0 - < 2026.3.12
unaffected
2026.3.12

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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