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OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 Missing Authorization

Type: advisorySources: OSV

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in NodeService capture handlers that allows connected gateways or agents to perform screen snapshots, camera snaps, and location captures without consent prompts. Attackers can invoke screen.snapshot, camera.snap, and location.get over the node WebSocket to silently capture screenshots, photograph users through webcams, and obtain device geolocation without user interaction.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-101879
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 12:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 Missing Authorization

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2026, 19:16 UTC

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in NodeService capture handlers that allows connected gateways or agents to perform screen snapshots, camera snaps, and location captures without consent prompts. Attackers can invoke screen.snapshot, camera.snap, and location.get over the node WebSocket to silently capture screenshots, photograph users through webcams, and obtain device geolocation without user interaction.

osv:CVE-2026-101879
Complete source record
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    "summary": "OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in NodeService capture handlers that allows connected gateways or agents to perform screen snapshots, camera snaps, and location captures without consent prompts. Attackers can invoke screen.snapshot, camera.snap, and location.get over the node WebSocket to silently capture screenshots, photograph users through webcams, and obtain device geolocation without user interaction.",
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