Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32031
Published: April 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125082
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32031
CWE-ID: CWE-288
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and access plugin channel APIs.
The vulnerability exists due to authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in the server-http gateway auth guard for plugin channel endpoints when processing request paths that are canonicalized differently by the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request path to bypass authentication and access plugin channel APIs.
Exploitation is possible when a plugin handler canonicalizes path input such that requests skipped by the gateway auth guard are interpreted as protected /api/channels/* routes.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32031
Install security update from vendor's website.