OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Authentication Bypass via node.invoke
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 does not enforce the administrator scope requirement on browser control when it is reached through the node.invoke method, although direct browser.request access requires administrator scope. In Gateway deployments that honor caller identity and narrower operator scopes, a write-scoped caller with access to a connected browser-capable node can inspect pages, navigate tabs, or interact with browser-visible applications without the configured admin requirement; practical impact depends on the browser profile and signed-in state. Shared-secret token and password callers are considered fully trusted operators under OpenClaw's security model and are not affected. The issue is fixed in 2026.7.1.
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 2026.7.1
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100588
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-234j-jv97-3432
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More OpenClaw vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-100588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-100588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-234j-jv97-3432 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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