Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain valid webhook route secret
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ExploitSend TaskFlow cancellation with arbitrary child session key
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ExecutionServer skips route-authority check
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ImpactUnrelated ACP/subagent session cancelled
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the attacker to already possess a valid webhook route secret for an OpenClaw deployment (PR:L) and to supply a valid child session key belonging to an ACP or subagent task outside that route's configured authority. Exploitation is limited by: the need for that pre-shared route secret, high attack complexity and a present attack requirement (AC:H/AT:P) in guessing or obtaining a valid target session key, and the fact that the only achievable effect is cancelling another session (availability disruption) - no data disclosure or modification is possible. Affects OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority issue despite carrying an 'Authentication Bypass' tag. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L) yields only 2.3, and every signal reinforces low real-world risk: impact is availability-only (VC:N/VI:N/VA:L) - the flaw lets an attacker cancel sessions, not read, alter, or exfiltrate data. Exploitation is gated behind possession of a valid webhook route secret (PR:L), a non-trivial attack requirement (AT:P), and high complexity (AC:H) because the attacker must supply a valid but unrelated child session key. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC, so there is no evidence of exploitation. Data is internally consistent - the network vector, low privilege-with-secret, and availability-only impact all align with the CWE-639 (authorization bypass through user-controlled key / IDOR) classification. No conflicting signals to flag; the main caveat is that this is a vendor/VulnCheck-sourced score with no independent NVD analysis yet. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a webhook route secret for one OpenClaw route sends a cancellation request but substitutes a child session key belonging to an unrelated ACP or subagent task. Because the handler does not verify the target session falls within the route's configured authority, the unrelated session is cancelled, disrupting another user's or route's in-flight agent work. No public exploit code is available and the impact is limited to work disruption. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 26, 2026
Session-cancellation authorization bypass in OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 lets an attacker who already holds a valid webhook route secret cancel ACP or subagent TaskFlow work outside that route's configured authority by supplying an arbitrary child session key. The impact is limited to availability - canceled sessions disrupt work but expose no data and modify no state - and exploitation requires the pre-shared route secret plus a valid target session key, so the assessed severity is low (CVSS 4.0 base 2.3; CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/C:N/I:N/A:L). No public exploit code has been identified and the issue is not confirmed as actively exploited (not in CISA KEV); a vendor patch is available.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to OpenClaw 2026.8.1 or later, the first release that resolves the webhook TaskFlow cancellation authorization bypass; vendor-released patch is available and the fix is documented in GHSA-g24w-m94m-59qc (https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g24w-m94m-59qc). If immediate upgrade is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to rotate every webhook route secret and bind each route to the narrowest possible session-key scope, since exploitation presupposes possession of a valid route secret; revoking or shortening the lifetime of unused or stale route secrets directly removes the PR:L prerequisite, at the cost of breaking any automation still relying on them. Where webhook-driven TaskFlow cancellation is not operationally required, disable the cancellation endpoint or restrict it to trusted source IPs or an internal-only listener - this removes the attack surface entirely but will break legitimate cancellation workflows. Additional monitoring for unexpected ACP/subagent session terminations and for cancellation calls referencing session keys outside a route's normal scope can provide early warning; note these are detective, not preventive, and do not substitute for patching. Confirm patched status against the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-session-cancellation-authorization-bypass) if you need to validate coverage.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a classic authorization-bypass-through-user-controlled-key issue (CWE-639) in OpenClaw's webhook-driven TaskFlow cancellation path. TaskFlow coordinates long-running ACP (agent control protocol) and subagent jobs, each identified by a child session key; the webhook handler is expected to cancel only sessions that fall within the authority scope bound to the route's secret. Because the handler trusts the caller-supplied session key without validating it against that route's configured authority, an attacker who can authenticate to the route can address sessions it should not be able to reach. OpenClaw is deployed as a web-facing service (CPE cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions below 2026.8.1 per the EUVD affected range). The attack path is network-reachable (AV:N) but is gated by a high-complexity, present-requirement condition (AC:H/AT:P) and low privileges (PR:L, the pre-shared route secret), and the resulting effect is confined to availability (A:L) with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attacker needs a route secret (PR:L) and a valid unrelated session key making it high-complexity (AC:H); impact is limited to cancelling sessions, so availability-only (A:L) with no C/I impact.
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Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in webhook TaskFlow cancellation that allows attackers to cancel unrelated sessions. An attacker with a webhook route secret can supply an arbitrary child session key to cancel ACP or subagent work outside the route's configured authority.
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