- Description
- OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a scope bypass vulnerability in the Gateway chat.send route that allows scoped clients to execute privileged commands. Attackers with operator.write scope can deliver commands through inherited external routes to bypass operator.approvals and operator.admin scope requirements, enabling unauthorized plugin, config, MCP, allowlist, and ACP mutations.
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- openclaw
CVSS 4.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 8.7
- Impact score
- -
- Exploitability score
- -
- Vector string
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- CWE-863
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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