GHSA-V865-P3GQ-HW6M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 21:25 – Updated: 2026-03-30 13:21
VLAI?
Summary
OpenClaw has encoded-path auth bypass in plugin `/api/channels` route classification
Details
Summary (Updated March 2, 2026)
Encoded alternate-path requests could bypass plugin route auth checks for /api/channels/* due to canonicalization depth mismatch in vulnerable builds.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published vulnerable version:
2026.3.1 - Affected range:
<= 2026.3.1 - Patched release:
2026.3.2(patched_versions: >= 2026.3.2)
Technical Details
In affected versions, plugin auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization could diverge for deeply encoded slash variants (for example multi-encoded %2f). That mismatch allowed alternate encoded paths to evade protected-prefix auth checks while still resolving to /api/channels/... in plugin route handling.
The fix set hardens this class of issue by: - canonicalizing route paths to a bounded fixpoint, - failing closed on malformed or unresolved canonicalization depth, - requiring explicit plugin-route auth contracts (no implicit auth default), - enforcing route ownership/conflict guards for duplicate route registrations, and - using shared webhook route lifecycle registration to avoid stale/conflicting route surfaces.
Affected Deployments
Deployments exposing plugin HTTP routes and relying on gateway auth for /api/channels/* protection.
Fix Commit(s)
93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12dd74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb
Severity ?
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2026.3.1"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "openclaw"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.3.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-32004"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-288"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T21:25:52Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-19T22:16:32Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Summary (Updated March 2, 2026)\nEncoded alternate-path requests could bypass plugin route auth checks for `/api/channels/*` due to canonicalization depth mismatch in vulnerable builds.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.3.1`\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.3.1`\n- Patched release: `2026.3.2` (`patched_versions: \u003e= 2026.3.2`)\n\n### Technical Details\nIn affected versions, plugin auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization could diverge for deeply encoded slash variants (for example multi-encoded `%2f`). That mismatch allowed alternate encoded paths to evade protected-prefix auth checks while still resolving to `/api/channels/...` in plugin route handling.\n\nThe fix set hardens this class of issue by:\n- canonicalizing route paths to a bounded fixpoint,\n- failing closed on malformed or unresolved canonicalization depth,\n- requiring explicit plugin-route auth contracts (no implicit auth default),\n- enforcing route ownership/conflict guards for duplicate route registrations, and\n- using shared webhook route lifecycle registration to avoid stale/conflicting route surfaces.\n\n### Affected Deployments\nDeployments exposing plugin HTTP routes and relying on gateway auth for `/api/channels/*` protection.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea`\n- `2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d`\n- `d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f`\n- `7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb`",
"id": "GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m",
"modified": "2026-03-30T13:21:06Z",
"published": "2026-03-03T21:25:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32004"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-path-in-api-channels-route"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "OpenClaw has encoded-path auth bypass in plugin `/api/channels` route classification"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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