GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8
OpenClaw: WebSocket shared-auth connections could self-declare elevated scopes
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
A logic flaw in the OpenClaw gateway WebSocket connect path allowed certain device-less shared-token or password-authenticated backend connections to keep client-declared scopes without server-side binding. A shared-authenticated client could present elevated scopes such as `operator.admin` even though those scopes were not tied to a device identity or an explicitly trusted Control UI path.
### Impact
This crossed the intended authorization boundary and could let a shared-secret-authenticated backend client perform admin-only gateway operations.
### Affected versions
`openclaw` `<= 2026.3.11`
### Patch
Fixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. The gateway now clears unbound scopes for non-Control-UI shared-auth connections, and regression tests cover the device-less shared-auth path.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/44306
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5e389d5e7c9233ec91026ab2fea299ebaf3249f6
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12