Improper Authorization in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32898
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128785
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-2026-32898
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in resolvePermissionRequest, resolveToolNameForPermission, and shouldAutoApproveToolCall when processing untrusted tool metadata and permissive tool-name heuristics. A remote attacker can supply a malicious or compromised tool invocation with spoofed metadata to bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations.
Auto-approval decisions could be influenced by untrusted toolCall.kind values and read-like non-core tool names.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32898
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.23