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.
Published: 2026-03-19
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Authentication Bypass
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m OpenClaw has encoded-path auth bypass in plugin `/api/channels` route classification
History

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-288
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Openclaw Openclaw
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:26:52.969Z

Reserved: 2026-03-10T19:48:13.664Z

Link: CVE-2026-32004

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:26:42.503Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-19T22:16:32.730

Modified: 2026-03-23T19:12:08.037

Link: CVE-2026-32004

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-03-20T11:05:39Z

Weaknesses