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High, CVSS 7.1amended

OpenClaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth material via browser URL/query and localStorage

GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (openclaw 2026.3.7), 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.

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Affected packages

  • npm openclaw

    Affected
    <= 2026.3.2
    Fixed in
    2026.3.7

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
7.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

OpenClaw's macOS Dashboard flow exposed Gateway authentication material to browser-controlled surfaces. Before the fix, the macOS app appended the shared Gateway token and password to the Dashboard URL query string when opening the Control UI in the browser. The Control UI then imported the token and persisted it into browser localStorage under openclaw.control.settings.v1. This expanded exposure of reusable Gateway admin credentials into browser address-bar/query surfaces and persistent script-readable storage. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Latest published version verified vulnerable: 2026.3.2 - Affected range: <= 2026.3.2 - Patched version: = 2026.3.7 Impact An attacker with access to browser-controlled surfaces or persistent browser storage could recover a valid Gateway admin token and reuse it against the OpenClaw management interface. The exposure chain was: 1. macOS Open Dashboard constructed a URL with auth material. 2. The browser received that…

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp

Advisory: OpenClaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth material via browser URL/query and localStorage
IDs: GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-rchv-x836-w7xp (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.3.7. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected <= 2026.3.2; fixed in 2026.3.7

## 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-rchv-x836-w7xp (OSV record GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.7 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <=2026.3.2)

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