GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-03-13T20:55:24Z
Modified
2026-03-20T21:26:21Z
Severity
  • 9.9 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: WebSocket shared-auth connections could self-declare elevated scopes
Details

Summary

A logic flaw in the OpenClaw gateway WebSocket connect path allowed certain device-less shared-token or password-authenticated backend connections to keep client-declared scopes without server-side binding. A shared-authenticated client could present elevated scopes such as operator.admin even though those scopes were not tied to a device identity or an explicitly trusted Control UI path.

Impact

This crossed the intended authorization boundary and could let a shared-secret-authenticated backend client perform admin-only gateway operations.

Affected versions

openclaw <= 2026.3.11

Patch

Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.12. The gateway now clears unbound scopes for non-Control-UI shared-auth connections, and regression tests cover the device-less shared-auth path.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-269",
        "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-03-13T20:55:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.12

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.3.11"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8.json"