OpenClaw: /api/channels gateway-auth boundary bypass via path canonicalization mismatch

Summary Gateway auth for plugin channel endpoints can be bypassed when path canonicalization differs between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. Details On affected versions, server-http only applies gateway auth when raw requestPath matches exactly: - /api/channels - /api/channels/ If ...

GHSA-8J2W-6FMM-M587 OpenClaw: /api/channels gateway-auth boundary bypass via path canonicalization mismatch

Summary Gateway auth for plugin channel endpoints can be bypassed when path canonicalization differs between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. Details On affected versions, server-http only applies gateway auth when raw requestPath matches exactly: - /api/channels - /api/channels/ If ...

OpenClaw Access Control Error Vulnerability (CNVD-2026-13595)

OpenClaw is an intelligent artificial assistant open-sourced by OpenClaw. OpenClaw suffers from an Access Control Error vulnerability that stems from the gateway WebSocket connection handshake allowing device identity checks to be skipped when auth.token is present but not verified, which can be...

CVE-2026-28450

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 with the optional Nostr plugin enabled expose unauthenticated HTTP endpoints at /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import that allow reading and modifying Nostr profiles without gateway authentication. Remote...

CVE-2026-28468

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.29-beta.1 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the sandbox browser bridge server in which it accepts requests without requiring gateway authentication, allowing local attackers to access browser control endpoints. A local attacker can enumerate tabs, retrieve...

CVE-2026-28459

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 fail to validate the sessionFile path parameter, allowing authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem. Attackers can supply a sessionFile path outside the sessions directory to create files and append da...

CVE-2026-28459

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 fail to validate the sessionFile path parameter, allowing authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem. Attackers can supply a sessionFile path outside the sessions directory to create files and append da...

CVE-2026-28468 OpenClaw 2026.1.29-beta.1 < 2026.2.14 - Authentication Bypass in Sandbox Browser Bridge Server

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.29-beta.1 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the sandbox browser bridge server in which it accepts requests without requiring gateway authentication, allowing local attackers to access browser control endpoints. A local attacker can enumerate tabs, retrieve...

CVE-2026-28468

OpenClaw: A sandbox browser bridge server vulnerability in versions 2026.1.29-beta.1 prior to 2026.2.14 allows local attackers to bypass gateway authentication and access browser control endpoints. A local attacker can enumerate tabs, retrieve WebSocket URLs, execute JavaScript, and exfiltrate co...

CVE-2026-28459

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 fail to validate the sessionFile path parameter, allowing authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem. Attackers can supply a sessionFile path outside the sessions directory to create files and append da...

CVE-2026-28450 OpenClaw < 2026.2.12 - Unauthenticated Profile Tampering via Nostr Plugin HTTP Endpoints

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 with the optional Nostr plugin enabled expose unauthenticated HTTP endpoints at /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import that allow reading and modifying Nostr profiles without gateway authentication. Remote...

GHSA-V6X2-2QVM-6GV8 OpenClaw reuses the gateway auth token in the owner ID prompt hashing fallback

Vulnerability OpenClaw reused gateway.auth.token and gateway.remote.token as a fallback hash secret for owner-ID prompt obfuscation when commands.ownerDisplay=hash and commands.ownerDisplaySecret was unset. This created secret dual-use between gateway authentication and prompt metadata hashing...

OpenClaw unpaired device identity can bypass operator pairing and self-assign operator scopes with shared auth

Summary A client using shared gateway auth could attach an unpaired device identity and request elevated operator scopes including operator.admin before pairing approval, enabling privilege escalation. Impact Attackers with valid shared gateway auth could self-assign higher operator scopes by...

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...

CVE-2026-26329

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the Gateway host by supplying absolute paths or path traversal sequences to the browser tool's upload action. The server passed these paths to Playwright's setInputFiles APIs...

OpenClaw: Command hijacking via unsafe PATH handling (bootstrapping + node-host PATH overrides)

Command hijacking via PATH handling Discovered: 2026-02-04 Reporter: @akhmittra Summary OpenClaw previously accepted untrusted PATH sources in limited situations. In affected versions, this could cause OpenClaw to resolve and execute an unintended binary "command hijacking" when running host...

OpenClaw's unauthenticated Nostr profile HTTP endpoints allow remote profile/config tampering

Summary The OpenClaw Nostr channel plugin optional, disabled by default, installed separately exposes profile management HTTP endpoints under /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile GET/PUT and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import POST. In affected versions, these routes were dispatched v...

CVE-2020-12004

The affected product lacks proper authentication required to query the server on the Ignition 8 Gateway versions prior to 8.0.10 and Ignition 7 Gateway versions prior to 7.9.14, allowing an attacker to obtain sensitive information...

CVE-2024-45494

An issue was discovered in MSA FieldServer Gateway 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 Fixed in 7.0.0. The FieldServer Gateway has an internally used shared administrative user account on all devices. The authentication for this user is implemented through an unsafe shared secret that is static in all affected...

VDA launch failure via Workspace and browser with error "VDA refused connection"

While launching the applications after successful gateway authentication from the browser and Citrix workspace app. users get error "Gateway authentication failed because VDA refused connection "...