OpenClaw versions 2026.5.20 before 2026.6.6 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the MCP loopback feature that allows lower-trust callers to execute owner-only tools. Attackers can bypass authorization checks through configured input paths to execute or persist actions beyond their intended permissions.
CVE-2026-62195
Score 8.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.3; 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
- 8.3
- EG Score
- 8.3(high)
- EPSS
- 13.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026OpenClaw 2026.5.20 < 2026.6.6 Authorization Bypass via MCP loopback | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-mcp-loopbackMCP loopback could expose owner-only tools to non-owner runs · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-52xj-c9p8-78cvVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62195(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× 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 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 09:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-14 09:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-13 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 21:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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