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CVE-2026-32036

OpenClaw < 2026.2.26- Authentication Bypass via Encoded Dot-Segment Traversal in /api/channels

8.3 HighFix available

OpenClaw gateway plugin versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass route authentication checks by manipulating /api/channels paths with encoded dot-segment traversal sequences. Attackers can craft alternate paths using encoded traversal patterns to access protected plugin channel routes when handlers normalize the incoming path, circumventing security controls.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Up 0.4 points since Mar 20, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.3

OpenClaw < 2026.2.26- Authentication Bypass via Encoded Dot-Segment Traversal in /api/channels

OpenClaw gateway plugin versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass route authentication checks by manipulating /api/channels paths with encoded dot-segment traversal sequences. Attackers can craft alternate paths using encoded traversal patterns to access protected plugin channel routes when handlers normalize the incoming path, circumventing security controls.

Record
CVE-2026-32036
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-289
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-13320 8.3

OpenClaw gateway plugin versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass route authentication checks by manipulating /api/channels paths with encoded dot-segment traversal sequences. Attackers can craft alternate paths using encoded traversal patterns to access protected plugin channel routes when handlers normalize the incoming path, circumventing security controls.

Record
EUVD-2026-13320
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj 8.3

OpenClaw has gateway plugin auth bypass via encoded dot-segment traversal in protected /api/channels paths

Summary

Gateway plugin route auth protection for /api/channels could be bypassed using encoded dot-segment traversal (for example ..%2f) in path variants that plugin handlers normalize.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: npm openclaw
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.25
  • Vulnerable version range: <= 2026.2.25
  • Patched version: 2026.2.26 (planned next release)

Impact

Under affected versions, crafted alternate paths could bypass gateway auth checks for protected plugin channel routes when plugin handlers decode/canonicalize the incoming path and then route to /api/channels/... handlers.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 258d615c45527ffda37cecd08cd268f97461bde0

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26). After npm publish, maintainers only need to publish the advisory.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Record
GHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-289
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.3

OpenClaw gateway plugin versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass route authentication checks by manipulating /api/channels paths with encoded dot-segment traversal sequences. Attackers can craft alternate paths using encoded traversal patterns to access protected plugin channel routes when handlers normalize the incoming path, circumventing security controls.

Record
CVE-2026-32036
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1
8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-289, CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.3

OpenClaw < 2026.2.26- Authentication Bypass via Encoded Dot-Segment Traversal in /api/channels

OpenClaw gateway plugin versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass route authentication checks by manipulating /api/channels paths with encoded dot-segment traversal sequences. Attackers can craft alternate paths using encoded traversal patterns to access protected plugin channel routes when handlers normalize the incoming path, circumventing security controls.

Record
CVE-2026-32036
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-289
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj 8.3

OpenClaw has gateway plugin auth bypass via encoded dot-segment traversal in protected /api/channels paths

Summary

Gateway plugin route auth protection for /api/channels could be bypassed using encoded dot-segment traversal (for example ..%2f) in path variants that plugin handlers normalize.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: npm openclaw
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.25
  • Vulnerable version range: <= 2026.2.25
  • Patched version: 2026.2.26 (planned next release)

Impact

Under affected versions, crafted alternate paths could bypass gateway auth checks for protected plugin channel routes when plugin handlers decode/canonicalize the incoming path and then route to /api/channels/... handlers.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 258d615c45527ffda37cecd08cd268f97461bde0

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26). After npm publish, maintainers only need to publish the advisory.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Record
GHSA-mwxv-35wr-4vvj
CVSS 4.0
8.3 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22, CWE-289
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openclaw
npm
 through 2026.2.25
2026.2.26
openclaw
npm
 before 2026.2.26
2026.2.26

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-32036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Openclaw, published March 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.2.26.

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