Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32036
Published: April 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125075
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32036
CWE-ID: CWE-289
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication for protected channel routes.
The vulnerability exists due to authentication bypass by alternate name in gateway plugin route auth protection for /api/channels paths when processing encoded dot-segment traversal path variants that plugin handlers normalize. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to bypass authentication for protected channel routes.
Exploitation requires plugin handlers to decode or canonicalize the incoming path and then route it to /api/channels handlers.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32036
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.26