Skip to content
Patch Next
Sign inAdd to your agent

← Actionable
Medium, CVSS 6.9amended

OpenClaw's gateway tokenless Tailscale auth applied to HTTP routes

CVE-2026-32045GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (openclaw 2026.2.21), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

Add to your agent

Affected packages

  • npm openclaw

    Affected
    < 2026.2.21
    Fixed in
    2026.2.21

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
6.9 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-32045: 0.41% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 35.16 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary When tokenless Tailscale auth is enabled, OpenClaw should only allow forwarded-header auth for Control UI websocket authentication on trusted hosts. In affected versions, that tokenless path could also be used by HTTP gateway auth call sites, which could bypass token/password requirements for HTTP routes in trusted-network deployments. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected range: <= 2026.2.19-2 (latest published npm version as of February 21, 2026) - Patched in: planned 2026.2.21 release Impact Deployments relying on token/password for HTTP gateway routes could be downgraded to tokenless behavior when Tailscale header auth is enabled. This weakens expected HTTP route authentication boundaries even in trusted-host network setups. Per SECURITY.md, this does not affect the recommended setup: keep the Gateway loopback-only (or otherwise within a trusted host/network boundary), use Tailscale serve/funnel for remote access, and keep tokenless Tailscale…

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

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

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8

Agent brief

Preview the exact text before you copy it. Commands are read-only suggestions; review them before running anything.

# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-32045

Advisory: OpenClaw's gateway tokenless Tailscale auth applied to HTTP routes
IDs: CVE-2026-32045, GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-32045 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.9)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.2.21. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.2.21; fixed in 2026.2.21

## 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-hff7-ccv5-52f8 (OSV record GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.2.21 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8 lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.2.21)

Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.

Loading voting…