CVSS 4.0
9.4 criticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HCVE-2026-22172
Critical (9.4) in openclaw openclaw. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.12.
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.9 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-862
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openclaw:openclaw
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8 | npm | openclaw | <2026.3.12 | 2026.3.12 |