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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-reachable and needs low-trust credentials (PR:L), but the required configured input paths are a precondition beyond attacker control, mapping to AC:H; full High CIA on the same system, no scope change.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.5 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows lower-trust callers to reach admin-scoped tools. Attackers can perform actions requiring stronger authorization by exploiting insufficient policy checks on configured input paths.
AnalysisAI
Authorization bypass in OpenClaw before 2026.6.5 lets a low-privileged, authenticated caller reach admin-scoped tools and perform privileged actions they should not be authorized for. The flaw stems from insufficient policy checks on configured input paths (CWE-862, Missing Authorization), so a lower-trust principal can escalate the scope of operations available to it. …
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| Exploitation | The attacker must already possess a valid low-trust authenticated identity (CVSS PR:L - this is a lower-trust caller, not an anonymous remote user), and the target deployment must expose the specific configured input paths that route to admin-scoped tools where the policy check is insufficient (reflected by AT:P, an explicit attack requirement). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity issue with full High impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system, but two metrics temper the raw 7.7 severity: PR:L means the attacker must already hold valid low-trust credentials (this is privilege escalation, not fully unauthenticated abuse), and AT:P signals a real attack requirement - exploitation depends on specific configured input paths existing, not on every default install. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker holding a legitimate low-trust OpenClaw account (or having compromised such an account) sends a request over the network targeting a configured input path that maps to an admin-scoped tool. Because the authorization policy check is insufficient, the request is executed with admin-level effect, letting the attacker perform privileged actions that impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: 2026.6.5 - upgrade OpenClaw to 2026.6.5 or later, which corrects the insufficient policy checks; this is the primary and recommended fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, enumerate all systems running OpenClaw and determine if any are pre-2026.6.5. …
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-45095
GHSA-86p5-rr4v-4pj8