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An attacker controlling a loopback port can intercept CDP reachability probes to the /json/version endpoint and reuse the leaked token as Gateway bearer authentication.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00134,"percentile":0.02976,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-290","CWE-306"],"published":"2026-03-03T21:50:34Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:46Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.22"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.21-2"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/afa22acc4a09fdf32be8a167ae216bee85c30dad","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-token-disclosure-via-chrome-cdp-probe","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22174","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22174.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-22174","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.22 - Gateway Token Disclosure via Chrome CDP Probe","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 inject the x-OpenClaw-relay-token header into Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback interfaces, allowing local processes to capture the Gateway authentication token. An attacker controlling a loopback port can intercept CDP reachability probes to the /json/version endpoint and reuse the leaked token as Gateway bearer authentication.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:20.043Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:13:47.683Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:39:16.730222Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-12716","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 inject the x-OpenClaw-relay-token header into Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback interfaces, allowing local processes to capture the Gateway authentication token. An attacker controlling a loopback port can intercept CDP reachability probes to the /json/version endpoint and reuse the leaked token as Gateway bearer authentication.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:20Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:13:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.768333Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w","title":"OpenClaw Loopback CDP probe can leak Gateway token to local listener","description":"### Summary\nA local process can capture the OpenClaw Gateway auth token from Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback.\n\n### Details\nAffected versions inject `x-openclaw-relay-token` for loopback CDP URLs, and CDP reachability probes send that header to `/json/version`.\nIf an attacker controls the probed loopback port, they can read that token and reuse it as Gateway bearer auth.\n\nRelevant code paths (pre-fix):\n- `src/browser/extension-relay.ts` (`getChromeExtensionRelayAuthHeaders`)\n- `src/browser/cdp.helpers.ts` (`getHeadersWithAuth`)\n- `src/browser/chrome.ts` (`fetchChromeVersion`)\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published (at triage): `2026.2.21-2`\n- Vulnerable: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched: \u003e= 2026.2.22\n\n### Deployment Model Applicability\nThis does **not** change OpenClaw’s documented security model for standard single-owner installs (you own the machine/VPS and trust local processes under that OS account boundary).\nRisk is for **non-standard shared-user/shared-host installs** where an untrusted local user/process can race/bind the loopback relay port.\n\n### Impact\n- Local credential disclosure.\n- Follow-on impact depends on local deployment and enabled Gateway capabilities.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `afa22acc4a09fdf32be8a167ae216bee85c30dad`\n\n### Release Process Note\nPatched version is set to \u003e= 2026.2.22 for the published release.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T21:50:34Z","modified":"2026-03-18T21:52:17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-290","CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:37.554665Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-22174","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 inject the x-OpenClaw-relay-token header into Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback interfaces, allowing local processes to capture the Gateway authentication token. 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An attacker controlling a loopback port can intercept CDP reachability probes to the /json/version endpoint and reuse the leaked token as Gateway bearer authentication.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:20.043Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:46.475122407Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:58.42038Z"},{"id":"GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w","title":"OpenClaw Loopback CDP probe can leak Gateway token to local listener","description":"### Summary\nA local process can capture the OpenClaw Gateway auth token from Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback.\n\n### Details\nAffected versions inject `x-openclaw-relay-token` for loopback CDP URLs, and CDP reachability probes send that header to `/json/version`.\nIf an attacker controls the probed loopback port, they can read that token and reuse it as Gateway bearer auth.\n\nRelevant code paths (pre-fix):\n- `src/browser/extension-relay.ts` (`getChromeExtensionRelayAuthHeaders`)\n- `src/browser/cdp.helpers.ts` (`getHeadersWithAuth`)\n- `src/browser/chrome.ts` (`fetchChromeVersion`)\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published (at triage): `2026.2.21-2`\n- Vulnerable: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched: \u003e= 2026.2.22\n\n### Deployment Model Applicability\nThis does **not** change OpenClaw’s documented security model for standard single-owner installs (you own the machine/VPS and trust local processes under that OS account boundary).\nRisk is for **non-standard shared-user/shared-host installs** where an untrusted local user/process can race/bind the loopback relay port.\n\n### Impact\n- Local credential disclosure.\n- Follow-on impact depends on local deployment and enabled Gateway capabilities.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `afa22acc4a09fdf32be8a167ae216bee85c30dad`\n\n### Release Process Note\nPatched version is set to \u003e= 2026.2.22 for the published release.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T21:50:34Z","modified":"2026-03-18T22:02:39.203981Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-290","CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:56.639206Z"}]}}