CVE-2026-35656
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 45 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the X-Forwarded-For header processing when trustedProxies is configured, allowing attackers to spoof loopback hops. Remote attackers can inject forged forwarding headers to bypass canvas authentication and rate-limiting protections by masquerading as loopback clients.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.7–6.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0856OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-24csaf · 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-844j-xrrq-wgh4OpenClaw: Forwarding header spoofing bypasses gateway.trustedProxies origin detection2026-03-26ghsa · osvUS
## Summary When gateway.trustedProxies was configured, spoofed loopback hops in forwarding headers could be accepted as the client origin and weaken downstream auth and rate-limit decisions. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: < 2026.3.22 - Fixed: >= 2026.3.22 - Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`) - Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2` ## Fix Commit(s) - `fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4` ## Release Status The fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`. ## Code-Level Confirmation - src/gateway/net.ts now ignores loopback forwarded hops before trusted-proxy client resolution. - That shipped origin fix is the one consumed by canvas auth and gateway auth-rate-limit paths that rely on resolved client identity. OpenClaw thanks @lintsinghua for reporting.
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references (13)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-844j-xrrq-wgh4cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-xff-loopback-spoofing-bypass-in-canvas-authentication-and-rate-limitercnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-844j-xrrq-wgh4enisa_euvd
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