OpenClaw has a Gateway HTTP /v1/models Route Bypasses Operator Read Scope

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-2026-35619: 0.27% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 19.63 (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.

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.3.24, the current shipping release. Summary The OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint /v1/models accepts bearer auth but does not enforce operator method scopes. In contrast, the WebSocket RPC path enforces operator.read for models.list. A caller connected with operator.approvals (no read scope) is rejected for models.list (missing scope: operator.read) but can still enumerate model metadata through HTTP /v1/models. Confirmed on current main at commit 06de515b6c42816b62ec752e1c221cab67b38501. Details The WS control-plane path enforces role/scope checks centrally before dispatching methods. For non-admin operators, this includes required method scopes such as operator.read for models.list. The HTTP compatibility path for /v1/models performs bearer authorization and then returns model metadata; it does not apply an equivalent scope check. As reproduced, a caller with only operator.approvals can: 1. connect successfully, 2. fail models.list over WS with missing scope:…

Published by the source

30 Mar 2026, 18:41 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Apr 2026, 20:05 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-68f8-9mhj-h2mp

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-68f8-9mhj-h2mp

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-35619

Advisory: OpenClaw has a Gateway HTTP /v1/models Route Bypasses Operator Read Scope
IDs: CVE-2026-35619, GHSA-68f8-9mhj-h2mp
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-35619 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:48 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 2026.3.24. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected <= 2026.3.23; fixed in 2026.3.24

## 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-68f8-9mhj-h2mp (OSV record GHSA-68f8-9mhj-h2mp lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.24 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68f8-9mhj-h2mp (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-68f8-9mhj-h2mp lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <=2026.3.23)

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