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CVE-2026-32004: OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-288

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/channels route classification due to canonicalization depth mismatch between auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization. Attackers can bypass plugin route authentication checks by submitting deeply encoded slash variants such as multi-encoded %2f to access protected /api/channels endpoints.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.3.2 — fixed in 2026.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-path-in-api-channels-route

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