OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Authentication Bypass in HTTP Gateway Routes via Tokenless Tailscale Auth
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 incorrectly apply tokenless Tailscale header authentication to HTTP gateway routes, allowing bypass of token and password requirements. Attackers on trusted networks can exploit this misconfiguration to access HTTP gateway routes without proper authentication credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.2.21 | 2026.2.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.21 | 2026.2.21 | Patch available | GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.21 Fixed in 2026.2.21 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.21 Fixed in 2026.2.21 Patch available GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.21
- Fix · GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.21 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.2.21
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-24604 OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Missing VNC Authentication in Sandbox Browser noVNC ObserverPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-25355 OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Unauthenticated Webhook Access via Passwordless Fallback in BlueBubbles PluginPriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-24587 OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - OS-level Sandbox Bypass via --no-sandbox FlagPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-32045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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