CVE-2026-22172: Openclaw

Critical severity, CVSS 9.9. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.3.12 (fixed in 2026.3.12)

Published 2026-03-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.