CVE-2026-32898

March 21, 2026, 1:17 a.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics. Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
  • <2026.2.23

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-807
Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a openclaw openclaw <2026.2.23 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/12cc754332f9a7c92e158ce7644aa22df79c0904
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/63dcd28ae0be2de1c75af09cc81841cebeec068f
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jx5-9fjg-hp4m
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-acp-permission-auto-approval-bypass-via-untrusted-tool-metadata

Tags

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CWE-807
2026-03-21
CVE-2026-32898

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: March 21, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
Last Modified: March 21, 2026, 1:17 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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