OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 accepts WebSocket client-declared operator scopes before binding to server-approved pairing or trusted-proxy authorization baseline. Unpaired or restricted trusted-proxy Control UI clients can obtain cached operator.admin authority on live WebSocket connections to execute admin-gated Gateway RPCs.
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"CWE-862"
],
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
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],
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{
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},
{
"fixed": "2026.5.18"
}
]
}