| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 4.3) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-09-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-08 |
| Affected versions | < 2026.9.3 read from the advisory text: NVD has not published CPE data yet |
| Fixed in | 2026.9.3 |
| Weakness | CWE-862 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
The OpenClaw Prometheus diagnostics plugin (@openclaw/diagnostics-prometheus) before version 2026.9.3 does not enforce the operator.read scope on its authenticated metrics endpoint. In deployments using an identity-bearing Gateway authentication mode such as trusted-proxy, a caller whose effective role has no read scope can retrieve the diagnostics document even though ordinary read methods reject the same identity, disclosing operational metrics to an authenticated profile intentionally limited below read access. Shared-secret Gateway callers already hold the documented full operator scope and are not affected. The issue is fixed in 2026.9.3; as a workaround, disable the Prometheus endpoint or ensure every identity that can reach it is intended to hold operator.read.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.9.3or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-100525
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rx8p-qcpv-c7vr
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-diagnostics-prometheus-before-2026.9.3-authentication-bypass
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