Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw could let a lower-trust OpenClaw caller make ClickClack agent-mode perform actions that policy should have blocked. The business risk is unauthorized access or changes through an enabled, reachable automation path, not general service outage.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where OpenClaw automation can access sensitive systems or perform privileged actions. Patch or disable the feature promptly because the issue targets authorization boundaries, even though active exploitation is not evidenced in the bundle.
Technical view
CVE-2026-62209 is a CWE-863 authorization bypass in OpenClaw ClickClack agent-mode dispatch. Affected versions before 2026.6.5 could ignore the toolsAllow policy check. CVSS 8.1 reflects network reachability, low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for OpenClaw deployments running 2026.5.10-beta.1 before 2026.6.5 with ClickClack agent-mode dispatch enabled and reachable. The bundle does not indicate impact when that feature is disabled, unreachable, or upgraded to 2026.6.5 or later.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The described precondition is access by a lower-trust caller or configured input path to the affected agent-mode dispatch feature.
Researcher notes
Key unknowns remain: exact vulnerable code path details, exploit maturity, and whether any compensating controls fully prevent policy bypass. Validate exposure from version, feature enablement, reachability, and authorization policy behavior without relying only on package presence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade OpenClaw to 2026.6.5 or later where applicable.
- Disable ClickClack agent-mode dispatch if it is not required.
- Restrict network access to any reachable agent-mode dispatch path.
- Review vendor advisory guidance before applying compensating controls.
- Recheck toolsAllow policy configuration after remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenClaw versions across production, staging, and CI environments.
- Identify whether ClickClack agent-mode dispatch is enabled and externally reachable.
- Confirm affected systems enforce toolsAllow checks after upgrade or configuration changes.
- Review logs for unexpected lower-trust caller activity through agent-mode dispatch.
- Track the GitHub advisory and CVE record for updates.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
The CVE wording references privilege impact, so privilege escalation and authorization behavior review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
7.6HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wp73-f3gg-w4vr)CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.5.10-beta.1 < 2026.6.5 Authorization Bypass via agent-mode dispatchCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.