{"id":"GHSA-3cvx-236h-m9fj","summary":"OpenClaw has an opt-in insecure Control UI auth over plaintext HTTP could allow privileged access","details":"## Description\n\nIn affected releases, when an operator explicitly enabled `gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth: true` and exposed the gateway over plaintext HTTP, Control UI authentication could permit privileged operator access without the intended device identity + pairing guarantees.\n\nThis required an insecure deployment choice and credential exposure risk (for example, plaintext transit or prior token leak). It was fixed on `main` in commit `40a292619e1f2be3a3b1db663d7494c9c2dc0abf` ([PR #20684](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/20684)).\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected published versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.19-2`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.21`\n\n## Impact\n\nIn these explicitly insecure deployments, an attacker with leaked/intercepted credentials could obtain high-privilege Control UI access.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `40a292619e1f2be3a3b1db663d7494c9c2dc0abf` (merged 2026-02-20)\n\nOpenClaw thanks @Vasco0x4 for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-32034"],"modified":"2026-03-25T19:48:17.046936Z","published":"2026-03-03T21:49:18Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-03T21:49:18Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-03-19T22:16:39Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-285","CWE-319","CWE-78"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3cvx-236h-m9fj"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32034"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/20684"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/40a292619e1f2be3a3b1db663d7494c9c2dc0abf"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insecure-control-ui-authentication-over-plaintext-http"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.2.19-2","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-3cvx-236h-m9fj/GHSA-3cvx-236h-m9fj.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}