OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Authorization Bypass via sessions.create
OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the sessions.create endpoint that allows operator.write callers to modify session configurations reserved for operator.admin scope. Attackers with write-scoped credentials can change existing session model, provider, thinking level, and auth-profile settings to redirect traffic and bypass administrative access controls.
CVE-2026-100562
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-100562
OpenClaw
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "OpenClaw",
"product": "OpenClaw",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2026.8.1",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "2026.8.1",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:npm/openclaw",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-100562
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #3253 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date