CVE-2026-22172

OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Scope Elevation in WebSocket Shared-Auth Connections

State: Published
Severity: 9.4 Critical
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Updated: Sep 24, 2026
Reserved: Jan 6, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	9.4 Critical	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H	VulnCheck
3.1	9.9 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.3.12Affected 2026.3.12Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8)vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-elevation-in-websocket-shared-auth-connectionsthird-party-advisory

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