Missing Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.7.1
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- published25 Oct 2026
- disclosed26 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Sep 2026
CVE-2026-100587 (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 Codex computer-use installation command, which fails to properly validate owner authorization. An authorized non-owner channel sender can install arbitrary plugins and cause their configured MCP processes to start on the host with the OpenClaw user's privileges, affecting host confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This advisory is scoped to the Codex computer-use installation command; installed plugins are otherwise treated as trusted code under the standard security model.