OpenClaw versions 2026.6.6 before 2026.6.9 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in message mutation handling that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger authorization checks. Attackers can exploit misconfigured input paths to skip requester authorization and execute privileged operations when the affected feature is enabled and reachable.
CVE-2026-62191
Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(high)
- EPSS
- 12.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026OpenClaw 2026.6.6 < 2026.6.8 Authorization Bypass via Message Mutations | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-message-mutationsMessage mutations could skip requester authorization · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v7hx-r36p-f68mVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62191(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-14 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-13 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 21:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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