CVE-2026-26322OpenClaw Gateway tool allowed unrestricted gatewayUrl override
- 7.6HighCVSS base score
- 0.37%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 68% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to OpenClaw version 2026.2.14, the Gateway tool accepted a tool-supplied `gatewayUrl` without sufficient restrictions, which could cause the OpenClaw host to attempt outbound WebSocket connections to user-specified targets. This requires the ability to invoke tools that accept `gatewayUrl` overrides (directly or indirectly). In typical setups this is limited to authenticated operators, trusted automation, or environments where tool calls are exposed to non-operators. In other words, this is not a drive-by issue for arbitrary internet users unless a deployment explicitly allows untrusted users to trigger these tool calls. Some tool call paths allowed `gatewayUrl` overrides to flow into the Gateway WebSocket client without validation or allowlisting. This meant the host could be instructed to attempt connections to non-gateway endpoints (for example, localhost services, private network addresses, or cloud metadata IPs). In the common case, this results in an outbound connection attempt from the OpenClaw host (and corresponding errors/timeouts). In environments where the tool caller can observe the results, this can also be used for limited network reachability probing. If the target speaks WebSocket and is reachable, further interaction may be possible. Starting in version 2026.2.14, tool-supplied `gatewayUrl` overrides are restricted to loopback (on the configured gateway port) or the configured `gateway.remote.url`. Disallowed protocols, credentials, query/hash, and non-root paths are rejected.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 68% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- npmopenclawGHSA-g6q9-8fvw-f7rf (opens in a new tab)
References
References3
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g6q9-8fvw-f7rf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c5406e1d2434be2ef6eb4d26d8f1798d718713f4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-8427 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g6q9-8fvw-f7rf (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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