OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics. Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths.
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| Description | OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics. Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - ACP Permission Auto-Approval Bypass via Untrusted Tool Metadata | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-807 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-21T00:42:33.718Z
Reserved: 2026-03-16T21:18:44.711Z
Link: CVE-2026-32898
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-21T01:17:10.870
Modified: 2026-03-21T01:17:10.870
Link: CVE-2026-32898
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