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brew-openclaw-cli-cve-2026-32036
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Published
2026-08-13 17:21
Modified
2026-09-17 17:24
Summary
OpenClaw has gateway plugin auth bypass via encoded dot-segment traversal in protected /api/channels paths
Details

Summary

Gateway plugin route auth protection for /api/channels could be bypassed using encoded dot-segment traversal (for example ..%2f) in path variants that plugin handlers normalize.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: npm openclaw
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.25
  • Vulnerable version range: <= 2026.2.25
  • Patched version: 2026.2.26 (planned next release)

Impact

Under affected versions, crafted alternate paths could bypass gateway auth checks for protected plugin channel routes when plugin handlers decode/canonicalize the incoming path and then route to /api/channels/... handlers.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 258d615c45527ffda37cecd08cd268f97461bde0

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26). After npm publish, maintainers only need to publish the advisory.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
8.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.2.26"
      },
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    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "registry",
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      }
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  },
  "details": "### Summary\nGateway plugin route auth protection for `/api/channels` could be bypassed using encoded dot-segment traversal (for example `..%2f`) in path variants that plugin handlers normalize.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: npm `openclaw`\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.2.25`\n- Vulnerable version range: `\u003c= 2026.2.25`\n- Patched version: `2026.2.26` (planned next release)\n\n### Impact\nUnder affected versions, crafted alternate paths could bypass gateway auth checks for protected plugin channel routes when plugin handlers decode/canonicalize the incoming path and then route to `/api/channels/...` handlers.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `258d615c45527ffda37cecd08cd268f97461bde0`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`). After npm publish, maintainers only need to publish the advisory.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32036",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T17:24:13Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32036"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/258d615c45527ffda37cecd08cd268f97461bde0"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-dot-segment-traversal-in-api-channels"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw has gateway plugin auth bypass via encoded dot-segment traversal in protected /api/channels paths",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj",
    "CVE-2026-32036"
  ]
}



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