CVE-2026-32972
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with only operator.write permission to access admin-only browser profile management routes through browser.request. Attackers can create or modify browser profiles and persist attacker-controlled remote CDP endpoints to disk without holding operator.admin privileges.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.1
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- 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-vmhq-cqm9-6p7qOpenClaw: `browser.request` let `operator.write` persist admin-only browser profile changes2026-03-13ghsa · osvUS
### Summary An authorization mismatch in the gateway let an authenticated caller with only `operator.write` use `browser.request` to reach browser profile management routes that persist configuration to disk. In practice, this exposed an admin-only configuration write primitive through `/profiles/create`. ### Impact A write-scoped operator could create or modify browser profiles and store attacker-chosen remote CDP endpoints without holding `operator.admin`. ### Affected versions `openclaw` `<= 2026.3.8` ### Patch Fixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. Browser profile creation now requires the correct admin boundary, and regression tests cover the write-vs-admin authorization split.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7qcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-browser-profile-management-via-browser-requestcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7qenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-browser-profile-management-via-browser-requestenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7qVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-browser-profile-management-via-browser-requestThird Party Advisorynvd
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