CVE-2026-35634

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

Summary

Before v2026.3.23, Canvas and A2UI loopback requests could bypass Canvas bearer-or-capability authentication because authorizeCanvasRequest(...) treated isLocalDirectRequest(...) as an unconditional allow path.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: < 2026.3.23
• Fixed: >= 2026.3.23
• Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
• Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Root Cause

The vulnerable logic lived in src/gateway/server/http-auth.ts. authorizeCanvasRequest(...) returned { ok: true } for local-direct requests before checking bearer authentication or an active node canvas capability, which meant unauthenticated loopback Canvas HTTP and WebSocket requests could succeed.

Fix Commit(s)

• d5dc6b6573ae489bc7e5651090f4767b93537c9e — fix(gateway): require auth for canvas routes

Release Status

The fix commit is contained in released tags v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2. The latest shipped tag and npm release both include the fix.

Code-Level Confirmation

• src/gateway/server/http-auth.ts no longer contains the local-direct early return in authorizeCanvasRequest(...).
• src/gateway/server.canvas-auth.test.ts adds the regression test denies canvas HTTP/WS on loopback without bearer or capability by default.

Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6mqc-jqh6-x8fc. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

Summary

Before v2026.3.23, Canvas and A2UI loopback requests could bypass Canvas bearer-or-capability authentication because authorizeCanvasRequest(...) treated isLocalDirectRequest(...) as an unconditional allow path.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: < 2026.3.23
• Fixed: >= 2026.3.23
• Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
• Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Root Cause

The vulnerable logic lived in src/gateway/server/http-auth.ts. authorizeCanvasRequest(...) returned { ok: true } for local-direct requests before checking bearer authentication or an active node canvas capability, which meant unauthenticated loopback Canvas HTTP and WebSocket requests could succeed.

Fix Commit(s)

• d5dc6b6573ae489bc7e5651090f4767b93537c9e — fix(gateway): require auth for canvas routes

Release Status

The fix commit is contained in released tags v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2. The latest shipped tag and npm release both include the fix.

Code-Level Confirmation

• src/gateway/server/http-auth.ts no longer contains the local-direct early return in authorizeCanvasRequest(...).
• src/gateway/server.canvas-auth.test.ts adds the regression test denies canvas HTTP/WS on loopback without bearer or capability by default.

Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6mqc-jqh6-x8fc. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Canvas gateway where authorizeCanvasRequest() unconditionally allows local-direct requests without validating bearer tokens or canvas capabilities. Attackers can send unauthenticated loopback HTTP and WebSocket requests to Canvas routes to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.