Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.5 have an authorization bypass in node exec approvals. A lower-trust user may be able to perform actions beyond approved permissions when gateway and node environments are configured differently. This can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority remediation for OpenClaw environments. The issue can let authenticated lower-trust users exceed authorization boundaries, with potential business impact across data exposure, unauthorized changes, and service disruption.
Technical view
CVE-2026-62228 is a CWE-863 authorization bypass affecting OpenClaw before 2026.6.5. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8, with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high C/I/A impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running OpenClaw versions earlier than 2026.6.5 are potentially exposed, especially where node exec approvals are used across differing gateway and node environment configurations.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated lower-privilege caller with network access to the affected OpenClaw workflow.
Researcher notes
Public details identify the weakness class and affected version range, but do not provide deep implementation detail in the supplied bundle. Focus review on authorization consistency between gateway and node environments and audit any persisted actions created through node exec approvals.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade OpenClaw to 2026.6.5 or later.
- Review vendor advisory guidance for any additional configuration requirements.
- Align gateway and node environment authorization assumptions.
- Restrict lower-trust access to node exec approval paths until remediated.
- Monitor OpenClaw advisories for updated remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenClaw deployments and record versions.
- Confirm no deployment runs a version earlier than 2026.6.5.
- Review node exec approval configuration across gateways and nodes.
- Check logs for approvals or actions exceeding expected permissions.
- Verify access controls for lower-trust callers after upgrade.
Public sources used
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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (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:H
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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:H2.85.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8f46-3xx3-8c9m)CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.6.5 Authorization Bypass via Node Exec ApprovalsCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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