CVE-2026-22172

OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Scope Elevation in WebSocket Shared-Auth Connections

CVSS 4.0 9.4 CRITICALCVSS 3.1 9.9 CRITICALEUVD CVSS 4.0 9.4 CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary 9.4 CRITICALCVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 9.9 CRITICALCVSS_V3 Publisher rating CRITICALFixed by openclaw 2026.3.12KEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2026-22172

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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.

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euvd · EUVD-2026-13704

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nvd · CVE-2026-22172

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osv · GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8

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### Summary A logic flaw in the OpenClaw gateway WebSocket connect path allowed certain device-less shared-token or password-authenticated backend connections to keep client-declared scopes without server-side binding. A shared-authenticated client could present elevated scopes such as `operator.admin` even though those scopes were not tied to a device identity or an explicitly trusted Control UI path. ### Impact This crossed the intended authorization boundary and could let a shared-secret-authenticated backend client perform admin-only gateway operations. ### Affected versions `openclaw` `<= 2026.3.11` ### Patch Fixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. The gateway now clears unbound scopes for non-Control-UI shared-auth connections, and regression tests cover the device-less shared-auth path.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-22172

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OpenClaw

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "OpenClaw",
                    "product": "OpenClaw",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "2026.3.12",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "2026.3.12",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ],
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "packageURL": "pkg:npm/openclaw"
                }

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euvd · EUVD-2026-13704

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EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

Original publisher date fields

datePublished: Mar 20, 2026, 2:48:28 PM

dateUpdated: Sep 24, 2026, 2:17:19 PM

1 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

WID-SEC-W-2026-0727: OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

CVE-2026-22172 · CVE-2026-32914 · CVE-2026-32915 · CVE-2026-32917 · CVE-2026-32971 · CVE-2026-32972 · CVE-2026-32974 · CVE-2026-32980 · CVE-2026-32988 · CVE-2026-33572 · CVE-2026-33573

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2026-22172

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NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-862

Original publisher date fields

published: 2026-03-20T15:16:15.490

lastModified: 2026-06-17T10:19:28.700

1 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

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osv · GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8

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openclaw

npm

SEMVER · introduced 0 → fixed 2026.3.12

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