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TI-2026-64738 Aliases CVE-2026-100578GHSA-9cj9-w25j-5478

OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass via chat.send

Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

OpenClaw (npm package `openclaw`) before 2026.7.1 fails to restrict owner-only infrastructure tools exposed through the chat.send endpoint. In Gateway deployments using authentication modes that honor caller identity and narrower operator scopes, a write-scoped non-owner caller can start a chat turn whose tool inventory includes the `gateway` and `cron` tools, causing the agent to invoke owner-only configuration or scheduling operations, including persistent state changes. Practical impact depends on the tools selected by the model and the caller's ability to steer the turn. Shared-secret token and password callers are treated as fully trusted operators under OpenClaw's security model and are outside the scope of this issue. The issue is fixed in 2026.7.1; as a workaround, restrict chat.send to administrators in identity-bearing deployments and remove `gateway` and `cron` from affected agent tool policies.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.7.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.7.12026.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.7.1 Fixed in 2026.7.1 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 2026.7.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.7.1

    19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-64749 OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Sandbox Bypass via Browser NodePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-64740 OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via cron toolPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-64759 OpenClaw 2026.5.1 before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via googlemeet.chromePriority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100578
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cj9-w25j-5478

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
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Sources

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