Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32004OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity authentication bypass in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /api/channels route classification due to canonicalization depth mismatch between auth-path classification and route-path canonicalization. Attackers can bypass plugin route authentication checks by submitting deeply encoded slash variants such as multi-encoded %2f to access protected /api/channels endpoints.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.2	GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.2

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit #1 patch
Patch Commit #2 patch
Patch Commit #3 patch
Patch Commit #4 patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route third-party-advisory