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GHSA-8J2W-6FMM-M587

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-12 14:22 – Updated: 2026-03-25 18:47

Summary

OpenClaw: /api/channels gateway-auth boundary bypass via path canonicalization mismatch

Details

Summary

Gateway auth for plugin channel endpoints can be bypassed when path canonicalization differs between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing.

Details

On affected versions, server-http only applies gateway auth when raw requestPath matches exactly: - /api/channels - /api/channels/*

If a plugin handler canonicalizes path input (for example decodeURIComponent(pathname).toLowerCase()), requests like: - /API/channels/nostr/default/profile - /api/channels%2Fnostr%2Fdefault%2Fprofile can be interpreted as /api/channels/* by the plugin, while the gateway auth guard is skipped.

Impact

Authentication boundary bypass for plugin channel HTTP routes under canonicalization mismatch conditions. Unauthorized callers may access plugin channel APIs that are expected to require gateway auth.

CWE: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N (Base 5.3, Moderate)

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

6.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "details": "### Summary\nGateway auth for plugin channel endpoints can be bypassed when path canonicalization differs between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing.\n\n### Details\nOn affected versions, `server-http` only applies gateway auth when raw `requestPath` matches exactly:\n- `/api/channels`\n- `/api/channels/*`\n\nIf a plugin handler canonicalizes path input (for example `decodeURIComponent(pathname).toLowerCase()`), requests like:\n- `/API/channels/nostr/default/profile`\n- `/api/channels%2Fnostr%2Fdefault%2Fprofile`\ncan be interpreted as `/api/channels/*` by the plugin, while the gateway auth guard is skipped.\n\n### Impact\nAuthentication boundary bypass for plugin channel HTTP routes under canonicalization mismatch conditions. Unauthorized callers may access plugin channel APIs that are expected to require gateway auth.\n\nCWE: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)\nCVSS: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N` (Base 5.3, Moderate)",
  "id": "GHSA-8j2w-6fmm-m587",
  "modified": "2026-03-25T18:47:40Z",
  "published": "2026-03-12T14:22:04Z",
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CVE-2026-32031 (GCVE-0-2026-32031)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 22:07 – Updated: 2026-03-20 18:09 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Authentication Bypass via Path Canonicalization Mismatch in /api/channels Gateway

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 server-http contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in gateway authentication for plugin channel endpoints due to path canonicalization mismatch between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. Attackers can bypass authentication by sending requests with alternative path encodings to access protected plugin channel APIs without proper gateway authentication.

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-aut…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.26 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.2.26 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-02-26 00:00

Credits

tdjackey

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CVE-2026-32031 (GCVE-0-2026-32031)

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