OpenClaw skills.status could leak secrets to operator.read clients

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

5.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-26326: 0.34% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 27.75 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary skills.status could disclose secrets to operator.read clients by returning raw resolved config values in configChecks for skill requires.config paths. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected: <= 2026.2.13 - Patched: 2026.2.14 Details The gateway method skills.status returned a requirements report that included configChecks[].value (the resolved value for each requires.config entry). If a skill required a broad config subtree (for example channels.discord), the report could include secrets such as Discord bot tokens. skills.status is callable with operator.read, so read-scoped clients could obtain secrets without operator.admin / config. access. Fix - Stop including raw resolved config values in requirement checks (return only { path, satisfied }). - Narrow the Discord skill requirement to the token key. Fix commit(s): - d3428053d95eefbe10ecf04f92218ffcba55ae5a - ebc68861a61067fc37f9298bded3eec9de0ba783 Mitigation Rotate any Discord tokens that may…

Published by the source

17 Feb 2026, 21:43 UTC

Last modified by the source

20 Feb 2026, 16:52 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-26326

Advisory: OpenClaw skills.status could leak secrets to operator.read clients
IDs: CVE-2026-26326, GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-26326 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.2.14. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.2.14; fixed in 2026.2.14

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm (OSV record GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.2.14 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.2.14)

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