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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32004
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32004
Aliases CVE-2026-32004
GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m
Summary OpenClaw has encoded-path auth bypass in plugin `/api/channels` route classification Encoded alternate-path requests could bypass plugin route auth checks for `/api/channels/*` due to canonicalization depth mismatch in vulnerable builds.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32004.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fd8264ab03bd178e62a5f0c50d1c8556c17f12d
7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a7eee920a176a0043398c6b37bf4cc6eb983eeb
93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/93b07240257919f770d1e263e1f22753937b80ea
CVE-2026-32004 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32004
d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d74bc257d8432f17e50b23ae713d7e0623a1fe0f
GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m
GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v865-p3gq-hw6m
openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-path-in-api-channels-route Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-via-encoded-path-in-api-channels-route
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32004.yml
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/2026-03-20T18:26:19Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32004.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32004

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'}]