GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w
OpenClaw Loopback CDP probe can leak Gateway token to local listener
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
A local process can capture the OpenClaw Gateway auth token from Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback.
### Details
Affected versions inject `x-openclaw-relay-token` for loopback CDP URLs, and CDP reachability probes send that header to `/json/version`.
If an attacker controls the probed loopback port, they can read that token and reuse it as Gateway bearer auth.
Relevant code paths (pre-fix):
- `src/browser/extension-relay.ts` (`getChromeExtensionRelayAuthHeaders`)
- `src/browser/cdp.helpers.ts` (`getHeadersWithAuth`)
- `src/browser/chrome.ts` (`fetchChromeVersion`)
### Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Latest published (at triage): `2026.2.21-2`
- Vulnerable: `<= 2026.2.21-2`
- Patched: >= 2026.2.22
### Deployment Model Applicability
This does **not** change OpenClaw’s documented security model for standard single-owner installs (you own the machine/VPS and trust local processes under that OS account boundary).
Risk is for **non-standard shared-user/shared-host installs** where an untrusted local user/process can race/bind the loopback relay port.
### Impact
- Local credential disclosure.
- Follow-on impact depends on local deployment and enabled Gateway capabilities.
### Fix Commit(s)
- `afa22acc4a09fdf32be8a167ae216bee85c30dad`
### Release Process Note
Patched version is set to >= 2026.2.22 for the published release.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22174
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/afa22acc4a09fdf32be8a167ae216bee85c30dad
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-token-disclosure-via-chrome-cdp-probe