CVE-2026-22172Critical· 9.9▾ MidnightOpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. …
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 54.5 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 24.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via CVEORG
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.6%
0.6% → 0.6%
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations.
OpenClaw < 2026.3.12Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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