CVE-2026-32916

CRITICAL

OpenClaw 2026.3.7 < 2026.3.11 - Authorization Bypass in Plugin Subagent Routes via Synthetic Admin Scopes

Title source: cna

Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.3.7 before 2026.3.11 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where plugin subagent routes execute gateway methods through a synthetic operator client with broad administrative scopes. Remote unauthenticated requests to plugin-owned routes can invoke runtime.subagent methods to perform privileged gateway actions including session deletion and agent execution.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-plugin-subagent-routes-via-synthetic-admin-scopes

Scores

CVSS v3 9.4

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 26.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-266

Status published

Products (4)

npm/openclaw 2026.3.7 - 2026.3.11npm

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.11

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.7 - 2026.3.11

openclaw/openclaw 2026.3.7 - 2026.3.11

Published Mar 31, 2026

Tracked Since Mar 31, 2026