OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/channels route classification due to canonicalization depth mismatch between auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization. Attackers can bypass plugin route authentication checks by submitting deeply encoded slash variants such as multi-encoded %2f to access protected /api/channels endpoints.
CVE-2026-32004
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(low)
- EPSS
- 21.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 19, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
References (6)
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb
- linkhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-path-in-api-channels-route
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw | — | 2026.3.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-27 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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