Incorrect authorization in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32001
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128824
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32001
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to inject unauthorized node events.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the WebSocket connect path when handling role=node connections authenticated with a shared gateway token without device identity or pairing. A remote user can connect as role=node and call node.event to inject unauthorized node events.
This can trigger agent.request and voice.transcript flows without node device pairing.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32001
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.22