CVE-2026-32001
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows clients authenticated with a shared gateway token to connect as role=node without device identity verification. Attackers can exploit this by claiming the node role during WebSocket handshake to inject unauthorized node.event calls, triggering agent.request and voice.transcript flows without proper device pairing.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.3–5.4
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0586OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, sich erhöhte Berechtigungen zu verschaffen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmgOpenClaw's Node role device-identity bypass allows unauthorized node.event injection2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS
### Summary A client authenticated with a shared gateway token could connect as `role=node` without device identity/pairing, then call `node.event` to trigger `agent.request` and `voice.transcript` flows. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Patched version: `2026.2.22` (planned next release) ### Details The WebSocket connect path allowed device-less bypass whenever shared auth succeeded. That bypass did not restrict role, so a client could claim `role=node` with no device identity and still pass handshake auth. Because `node.event` is node-role allowed, this enabled unauthorized node event injection into agent-trigger flows. ### Impact Unauthorized `node.event` injection can trigger agent execution and voice transcript flows for clients that only hold the shared gateway token, without node device pairing. ### Remediation Upgrade to `2026.2.22` (or newer) once published. The fix requires device identity for `role=node` connects, even when shared-token auth succeeds. ### Fix Commit(s) - ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931e ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release so once npm release `2026.2.22` is out, advisory publish is a single step. OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931ecnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmgcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-node-role-device-identity-bypass-via-websocket-authenticationcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmgenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-node-role-device-identity-bypass-via-websocket-authenticationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931ePatchnvd
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