Read the docs
TI-2026-64721 Aliases CVE-2026-100560GHSA-xp58-99vr-2354

OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Reusable Exec Approvals Authorization Bypass

Priority LOW 36CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
High
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 versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where Allow Always approvals for exact commands persist as path-only grants on macOS and Linux. Attackers can reuse the same executable with different arguments to execute commands without triggering new approval prompts, potentially accessing files or internal services.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00578 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.8.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.8.12026.8.1Patch availableCNA
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.8.1 Fixed in 2026.8.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.8.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.8.1

    40 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 38 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-64719 OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Resource Exhaustion via WebSocket UpgradePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-64727 OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 DNS Rebinding via CDP HostnamePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-64728 OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Unauthorized Command Job AccessPriority LOW 39
    Show all 40 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp58-99vr-2354

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65188 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass 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
See all 678 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences