GHSA-MR32-VWC2-5J6H OpenClaw's Browser Relay /cdp websocket is missing auth which could allow cross-tab cookie access

Summary In affected versions, the Browser Relay /cdp WebSocket endpoint did not require an authentication token. As a result, a website running in the browser could potentially connect to the local relay via loopback WebSocket and use CDP to access cookies from other open tabs and run JavaScript ...

OpenClaw's Browser Relay /cdp websocket is missing auth which could allow cross-tab cookie access

Summary In affected versions, the Browser Relay /cdp WebSocket endpoint did not require an authentication token. As a result, a website running in the browser could potentially connect to the local relay via loopback WebSocket and use CDP to access cookies from other open tabs and run JavaScript ...

vantuz (>=3.3.2 <=3.3.7) potentially affected by CVE-2026-28391 via openclaw (=0.0.1)

openclaw NPM version =0.0.1 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - vantuz =3.3.2, =3.3.7 Source cves: CVE-2026-28391 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-QJ77-C3C8-9C3Q...

Command Injection

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via cmd.exe on Windows nodes when exec allowlist or approval gating is enabled. An attacker can execute unauthorized commands by crafting input that leverages Windows...

OpenClaw's Windows cmd.exe parsing may bypass exec allowlist/approval gating

Summary On Windows nodes, exec requests were executed via cmd.exe /d /s /c . In allowlist/approval-gated mode, the allowlist analysis did not model Windows cmd.exe parsing and metacharacter behavior. A crafted command string could cause cmd.exe to interpret additional operations for example comma...

GHSA-QJ77-C3C8-9C3Q OpenClaw's Windows cmd.exe parsing may bypass exec allowlist/approval gating

Summary On Windows nodes, exec requests were executed via cmd.exe /d /s /c . In allowlist/approval-gated mode, the allowlist analysis did not model Windows cmd.exe parsing and metacharacter behavior. A crafted command string could cause cmd.exe to interpret additional operations for example comma...

OpenClaw has an arbitrary transcript path file write via gateway sessionFile

Summary In OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12, the gateway accepted an untrusted sessionFile path when resolving the session transcript file. This could allow an authenticated gateway client to create and append OpenClaw session transcript records at an arbitrary path on the gateway host...

vantuz (>=3.3.2 <=3.3.7) potentially affected by CVE-2026-28459 via openclaw (=0.0.1)

openclaw NPM version =0.0.1 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - vantuz =3.3.2, =3.3.7 Source cves: CVE-2026-28459 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-64QX-VPXX-MVQF...

GHSA-64QX-VPXX-MVQF OpenClaw has an arbitrary transcript path file write via gateway sessionFile

Summary In OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12, the gateway accepted an untrusted sessionFile path when resolving the session transcript file. This could allow an authenticated gateway client to create and append OpenClaw session transcript records at an arbitrary path on the gateway host...

OpenClaw Hook Session Key Override Enables Targeted Cross-Session Routing

Summary The issue is not deterministic session keys by itself. The exploitable path was accepting externally supplied sessionKey values on authenticated hook ingress, allowing a hook token holder to route messages into chosen sessions. Affected Behavior - POST /hooks/agent accepted payload...

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the sessionKey parameter in the POST /hooks/agent endpoint. An attacker can inject messages or prompts into arbitrary sessions by...

GHSA-HV93-R4J3-Q65F OpenClaw Hook Session Key Override Enables Targeted Cross-Session Routing

Summary The issue is not deterministic session keys by itself. The exploitable path was accepting externally supplied sessionKey values on authenticated hook ingress, allowing a hook token holder to route messages into chosen sessions. Affected Behavior - POST /hooks/agent accepted payload...

vantuz (>=3.3.2 <=3.3.7) potentially affected by CVE-2026-28472 via openclaw (=0.0.1)

openclaw NPM version =0.0.1 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - vantuz =3.3.2, =3.3.7 Source cves: CVE-2026-28472 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-RV39-79C4-7459...

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the connect handshake in the gateway WebSocket, when auth.token is present but not validated. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by...

OpenClaw's gateway connect could skip device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated

Summary The gateway WebSocket connect handshake could allow skipping device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated. Details In src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts, the device-identity requirement could be bypassed based on the presence of a non-empty...

GHSA-RV39-79C4-7459 OpenClaw's gateway connect could skip device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated

Summary The gateway WebSocket connect handshake could allow skipping device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated. Details In src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts, the device-identity requirement could be bypassed based on the presence of a non-empty...

PT-2026-20959

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 Description The SSRF protection in OpenClaw could be bypassed using full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals, such as 0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1 which is 127.0.0.1. This bypass allows requests that should be blocked,...

PT-2026-23536

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 Description OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 do not properly validate the sessionFile path parameter, potentially allowing authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations o...

PT-2026-20492

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.2.13 and earlier Description An allowlist bypass exists in the OpenClaw npm package. This flaw causes a mismatch between the commands that are verified and the commands that are actually executed, potentially leading to...

PT-2026-23526

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.1.20 through 2026.2.1 Description The software’s plugin installation process does not properly validate plugin package names, allowing attackers to write files outside the intended installation directory. Specifically,...