Missing Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-20158664
  • published27 Sept 2026
  • disclosed26 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-100596  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.7.1 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the /mcp set and /mcp unset chat commands, which fail to enforce owner-level authorization checks on non-owner external-channel senders. An authenticated non-owner user can persist arbitrary stdio MCP server configuration entries that execute with the OpenClaw process user's privileges when MCP configuration loads. This allows an attacker to compromise host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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CVSS Base Scores

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