OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 Authorization Bypass via Device-pair
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the device-pair approval feature that allows lower-trust callers to execute actions beyond their intended authorization. Attackers can exploit misconfigured input paths to execute or persist unauthorized actions when the affected feature is enabled and reachable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.5.18
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.5.18
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44452 OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 Authorization Bypass via Glob MatchingPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-44448 OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 Authorization Bypass via Skill Command DispatchPriority LOW 12
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-62223
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ww99-rc68-x2pj
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-2026-62223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-62223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ww99-rc68-x2pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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