OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-35674. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a scope bypass vulnerability in the Gateway chat.send route that allows scoped clients to execute privileged commands. Attackers with operator.write scope can deliver commands through inherited external routes to bypass operator.approvals and operator.admin scope requirements, enabling unauthorized plugin, config, MCP, allowlist, and ACP mutations.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-35674 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.5.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-33337) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1738). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source OpenClaw

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.5.18

Timelineinfo

04/04/2026 CVE reserved
05/29/2026 +55 days Advisory disclosed
05/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/14/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35674 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367283
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1738 - OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2026 19:00
Updated: 06/14/2026 05:57
Changes: 05/29/2026 19:00 (75), 05/30/2026 11:19 (1), 06/14/2026 05:57 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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