OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25 WebSocket Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebSocket Authentication. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-62220. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component WebSocket Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw 2026.2.25 before 2026.5.26 allow a lower-trust caller or configured input path to bypass non-browser rate limits on WebSocket authentication attempts. When the affected feature is enabled and reachable by lower-trust input, this can consume gateway resources and reduce service availability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-62220 since 07/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.5.26 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.5.26

Timelineinfo

07/13/2026 CVE reserved
07/17/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
07/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-62220 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-62220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2026 03:08
Changes: 07/17/2026 03:08 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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