Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-100552

OpenClaw OpenClaw

OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Policy Bypass via Native Tools

CVSS 4.0
8.7High

Official description

OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.8.1 does not correctly enforce per-chat tool policies for Codex app-server runtime tools. A conversation-level tools.allow rule filtered OpenClaw tools but did not restrict the shell, process, file, and patch tools owned by the Codex runtime. When a lower-trust conversation was assigned to a Codex runtime and restricted with a per-chat tool allowlist, a participant able to trigger that agent could still reach native command and file tools, bypassing the configured allowlist. The practical impact depends on the runtime's host permissions and sandbox configuration. The issue is fixed in 2026.8.1.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.7High 4.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
OpenClaw OpenClaw v < 2026.8.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

2
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Details

Published
2026-09-26
Last updated
2026-09-30
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
VulnCheck

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.26%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
17.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-863
    Incorrect Authorization