| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 5.4) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-03-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.2.23 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.23 |
| Weakness | CWE-807 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics. Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.23or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-32898
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jx5-9fjg-hp4m
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/12cc754332f9a7c92e158ce7644aa22df79c0904
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/63dcd28ae0be2de1c75af09cc81841cebeec068f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-acp-permission-auto-approval-bypass-via-untrusted-tool-metadata
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