OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Authorization Scope Widening via File-Transfer
OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization scope widening vulnerability in file-transfer allow-always approvals that allows attackers to reuse standing grants for unreviewed paths. Attackers can exploit glob metacharacter interpretation and node display name reuse to access sibling paths or different nodes beyond the operator's original approval scope.
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Evidence and details
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-100529
OpenClaw
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-100529
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Publisher severity
high
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