In short
- CVE-2026-32051 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting openclaw (openclaw), openclaw.
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.42%, higher than 36.3% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 2026.3.1 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.3.1
| 2026.3.1
|
| openclaw npm | < 2026.3.1
| 2026.3.1
|
Description
Summary
An authorization mismatch allowed authenticated callers with operator.write access to invoke owner-only tool surfaces (gateway, cron) through agent runs in scoped-token deployments.
Impact
On affected deployments, write-scoped callers could perform control-plane actions beyond intended write scope.
Fix
Owner-only gating is now enforced consistently for owner-only tool surfaces during agent execution, and tool scope classification was tightened to remove the privilege mismatch.
Affected and Patched Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.2.26
- Patched:
2026.3.1
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 contain an authorization mismatch vulnerability that allows authenticated callers with operator.write scope to invoke owner-only tool surfaces including gateway and cron through agent runs in scoped-token deployments. Attackers with write-scope access can perform control-plane actions beyond their intended authorization level by exploiting inconsistent owner-only gating during agent execution.
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