CVE-2026-32916

OpenClaw versions 2026.3.7 before 2026.3.11 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where plugin subagent routes execute gateway methods through a synthetic operator client with broad administrative scopes. Remote unauthenticated requests to plugin-owned routes can invoke runtime.subagent...

OpenClaw: system.run allow-always persistence included shell-commented payload tails

OpenClaw's system.run allowlist analysis did not honor POSIX shell comment semantics when deriving allow-always persistence entries. A caller in security=allowlist mode who received an allow-always decision could submit a shell command whose tail was commented out at runtime, for example by using...

OpenClaw's `system.run` env override filtering allowed dangerous helper-command pivots

Summary system.run env override sanitization allowed dangerous override-only helper-command pivots to reach subprocesses. A caller who could invoke system.run with env overrides could bypass allowlist/approval intent by steering an allowlisted tool through helper-command or config-loading...

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 system.run process. An attacker can bypass intended allowlist or approval mechanisms by supplying crafted environment variable...

OpenClaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth material via browser URL/query and localStorage

OpenClaw's macOS Dashboard flow exposed Gateway authentication material to browser-controlled surfaces. Before the fix, the macOS app appended the shared Gateway token and password to the Dashboard URL query string when opening the Control UI in the browser. The Control UI then imported the token...