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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7
Aliases CVE-2026-32970
Summary OpenClaw: Unavailable local auth SecretRefs could fall through to remote credentials in local mode ## Summary In affected versions of `openclaw`, local gateway helper credential resolution treated configured but unavailable `gateway.auth.token` and `gateway.auth.password` SecretRefs as if they were unset and could fall back to `gateway.remote.*` credentials in local mode. ## Impact This could cause local CLI and helper paths to select the wrong credential source instead of failing closed for configured local auth SecretRefs. We did not confirm a server-side gateway-authentication boundary bypass for this issue. ## Affected Packages and Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8` - Fixed in: `2026.3.11` ## Technical Details The local-mode fallback logic decided whether remote credential fallback was allowed based on resolved credential values rather than on whether the local auth input was actually configured. A configured-but-unavailable local SecretRef therefore looked "absent" to the helper layer. ## Fix OpenClaw now tracks whether the local auth input is configured separately from whether it resolves successfully. In local mode, remote fallback is allowed only when the matching local auth input is truly unset. The fix shipped in `openclaw@2026.3.11`. ## Workarounds Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 2.2
Risk 1.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-636 Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 2.5 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7.json
generic_textual LOW
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
CVE-2026-32970 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32970
GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7 Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7
openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefs Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefs
v2026.3.11 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-31T13:57:45Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32970.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32970

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]