CVE-2026-22172

criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.57% (47th) EPSS
CVSS 9.9 · critical
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cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.9
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.7–9.9

v3.19.9criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.comexploitability 3.1 · impact 6
v3.19.9criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v4.09.4criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.09.4criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.com
v4.07.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USCWE-862USCWE-862US
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affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0727OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-15csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen – sogar Administratorrechte – zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

  • GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8OpenClaw: WebSocket shared-auth connections could self-declare elevated scopes2026-03-13ghsa · osvUS

    ### 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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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-03-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

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