Description
OpenClaw Dashboard contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the administrator's browser session by injecting HTML markup into agent transcript messages processed through the sessions API. Attackers can craft a message containing inline event handler payloads such as an img tag with an onerror attribute within the 60-character rendering budget, which is stored in the session transcript and interpolated unsanitized into innerHTML on the default landing page, allowing theft of session tokens and unauthorized calls to authenticated administrative endpoints including agent instruction file modification.
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

OpenClaw Dashboard allows unauthenticated remote attackers to store malicious JavaScript in the session transcript by injecting HTML into the 60‑character lastMessage field. This payload is later rendered unsanitized into innerHTML on the default landing page, enabling attackers to steal session tokens and perform authenticated administrative actions, such as modifying agent instruction files. The vulnerability is a classic stored XSS flaw (CWE‑79).

Affected Systems

The affected product is OpenClaw Dashboard developed by tugcantopaloglu. No specific version details are provided, so any deployed instance of the dashboard should be considered potentially vulnerable until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates high severity and the attack can be performed remotely without authentication by submitting a crafted message. The EPSS score of 0.00363 (less than 1%) shows a very low but nonzero probability of exploitation. The issue is not listed in CISA KEV, but the lack of sanitization and the direct abuse of innerHTML makes exploitation straightforward for an attacker who can send an agent transcript. The likelihood is high if the dashboard is exposed to untrusted input sources, and the impact includes session compromise and unauthorized administrative actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 10:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update OpenClaw Dashboard to the latest release that removes the unsanitized innerHTML rendering.
  • Sanitize or whitelist all user‑provided transcript content, blocking dangerous attributes such as onerror, onclick, or any event handler before rendering.
  • Restrict administrative access to trusted IP ranges or enforce network‑level firewall rules to reduce the attack surface for XSS exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 10:23 UTC.

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History

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tugcantopaloglu
Tugcantopaloglu openclaw-dashboard
Vendors & Products Tugcantopaloglu
Tugcantopaloglu openclaw-dashboard

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenClaw Dashboard contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the administrator's browser session by injecting HTML markup into agent transcript messages processed through the sessions API. Attackers can craft a message containing inline event handler payloads such as an img tag with an onerror attribute within the 60-character rendering budget, which is stored in the session transcript and interpolated unsanitized into innerHTML on the default landing page, allowing theft of session tokens and unauthorized calls to authenticated administrative endpoints including agent instruction file modification.
Title OpenClaw Dashboard Stored XSS via lastMessage Session Field
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Tugcantopaloglu Openclaw-dashboard
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T15:09:09.811Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T05:16:45.792Z

Link: CVE-2026-66421

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T15:06:24.741Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-07-30T23:16:53.687

Modified: 2026-07-31T16:17:10.863

Link: CVE-2026-66421

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T10:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')