CVE-2026-32034

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 are affected by an authentication bypass in the Control UI when gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth is enabled and the gateway is exposed over plaintext HTTP. An attacker with leaked credentials could gain high-privilege UI access by bypassing device identity ...

CVE-2026-32034

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Control UI when allowInsecureAuth is explicitly enabled and the gateway is exposed over plaintext HTTP, allowing attackers to bypass device identity and pairing verification. An attacker with leaked or...

CVE-2026-32020 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Arbitrary File Read via Symlink Following in Static File Handler

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the static file handler that follows symbolic links, allowing out-of-root file reads. Attackers can place symlinks under the Control UI root directory to bypass directory confinement checks and read arbitrary files...

GHSA-JMMG-JQC7-5QF4 OpenClaw's browser-origin WebSocket auth hardening gap could enable loopback password brute-force chains

This issue is a browser-origin WebSocket auth chain on local loopback deployments using password auth. It is serious, but conditional: an attacker must get the user to open a malicious page and then successfully guess the gateway password. Context and Preconditions OpenClaw’s web/gateway surface ...

GHSA-VVGP-4C28-M3JM OpenClaw has a Trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass which allows unpaired node sessions

Summary A trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass accepted client.id=control-ui without device identity checks. The bypass did not require operator role, so an authenticated node role session could connect unpaired and reach node event methods. Impact With trusted-proxy authentication enabled, a...

GHSA-3CVX-236H-M9FJ OpenClaw has an opt-in insecure Control UI auth over plaintext HTTP could allow privileged access

Description In affected releases, when an operator explicitly enabled gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth: true and exposed the gateway over plaintext HTTP, Control UI authentication could permit privileged operator access without the intended device identity + pairing guarantees. This required a...

OpenClaw has an opt-in insecure Control UI auth over plaintext HTTP could allow privileged access

Description In affected releases, when an operator explicitly enabled gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth: true and exposed the gateway over plaintext HTTP, Control UI authentication could permit privileged operator access without the intended device identity + pairing guarantees. This required a...

GHSA-HFF7-CCV5-52F8 OpenClaw's gateway tokenless Tailscale auth applied to HTTP routes

Summary When tokenless Tailscale auth is enabled, OpenClaw should only allow forwarded-header auth for Control UI websocket authentication on trusted hosts. In affected versions, that tokenless path could also be used by HTTP gateway auth call sites, which could bypass token/password requirements...

OpenClaw's gateway tokenless Tailscale auth applied to HTTP routes

Summary When tokenless Tailscale auth is enabled, OpenClaw should only allow forwarded-header auth for Control UI websocket authentication on trusted hosts. In affected versions, that tokenless path could also be used by HTTP gateway auth call sites, which could bypass token/password requirements...

GHSA-RX3G-MVC3-QFJF OpenClaw's avatar symlink traversal can expose out-of-workspace local files

Summary OpenClaw avatar handling allowed a symlink traversal path that could expose local files outside an agent workspace through gateway avatar surfaces. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.22 so after npm release, the remaining action is to publis...

OpenClaw's Control UI Static File Handler Follows Symlinks and Allows Out-of-Root File Read

Summary The Control UI static file handler previously validated asset paths lexically and then served files with APIs that follow symbolic links. A symlink placed under the Control UI root could cause out-of-root file reads. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published...

OpenClaw Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

OpenClaw is an intelligent artificial assistant open-sourced by OpenClaw. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in OpenClaw. The vulnerability stems from improper escaping of assistant identity information when rendered by Control UI and can be exploited by an attacker to compromise...

PT-2026-26401

Summary The Control UI static file handler previously validated asset paths lexically and then served files with APIs that follow symbolic links. A symlink placed under the Control UI root could cause out-of-root file reads. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published...

CVE-2026-27485 OpenClaw affected by Stored XSS in Control UI via unsanitized assistant name/avatar in inline script injection

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.17 and below, skills/skill-creator/scripts/packageskill.py a local helper script used when authors package skills previously followed symlinks while building .skill archives. If an author runs this script on a crafted local skill directory...

CVE-2026-27485

Summary (concrete details): CVE-2026-27485 affects OpenClaw’s npm package, specifically the packaging helper script under skills/skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py. The vulnerability arises when the script, run on a crafted local skill directory, follows symlinks to files outside the skill ro...

CVE-2026-27009 OpenClaw affected by Stored XSS in Control UI via unsanitized assistant name/avatar in inline script injection

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a atored XSS issue in the OpenClaw Control UI when rendering assistant identity name/avatar into an inline tag without script-context-safe escaping. A crafted value containing could break out of the script tag and execute...

CVE-2026-27009

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a atored XSS issue in the OpenClaw Control UI when rendering assistant identity name/avatar into an inline could break out of the script tag and execute attacker-controlled JavaScript in the Control UI origin. Version 2026.2.15...

CVE-2026-27009 OpenClaw affected by Stored XSS in Control UI via unsanitized assistant name/avatar in inline script injection

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a atored XSS issue in the OpenClaw Control UI when rendering assistant identity name/avatar into an inline tag without script-context-safe escaping. A crafted value containing could break out of the script tag and execute...