CVE-2026-32970
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.001 · 1 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a credential fallback vulnerability where unavailable local gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password SecretRefs are treated as unset, allowing fallback to remote credentials in local mode. Attackers can exploit misconfigured local auth references to cause CLI and helper paths to select incorrect credential sources, potentially bypassing intended local authentication boundaries.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0711OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7OpenClaw: Unavailable local auth SecretRefs could fall through to remote credentials in local mode2026-03-13ghsa · osvUS
## Summary In affected versions of `openclaw`, local gateway helper credential resolution treated configured but unavailable `gateway.auth.token` and `gateway.auth.password` SecretRefs as if they were unset and could fall back to `gateway.remote.*` credentials in local mode. ## Impact This could cause local CLI and helper paths to select the wrong credential source instead of failing closed for configured local auth SecretRefs. We did not confirm a server-side gateway-authentication boundary bypass for this issue. ## Affected Packages and Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8` - Fixed in: `2026.3.11` ## Technical Details The local-mode fallback logic decided whether remote credential fallback was allowed based on resolved credential values rather than on whether the local auth input was actually configured. A configured-but-unavailable local SecretRef therefore looked "absent" to the helper layer. ## Fix OpenClaw now tracks whether the local auth input is configured separately from whether it resolves successfully. In local mode, remote fallback is allowed only when the matching local auth input is truly unset. The fix shipped in `openclaw@2026.3.11`. ## Workarounds Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefscnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefsenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefsThird Party Advisorynvd
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