{"id":"GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728","summary":"OpenClaw: Plugin subagent routes could bypass gateway authorization with synthetic admin scopes","details":"## Summary\nIn affected versions of `openclaw`, the plugin subagent runtime dispatched gateway methods through a synthetic operator client that always carried broad administrative scopes. Plugin-owned HTTP routes using `auth: \"plugin\"` could therefore trigger admin-only gateway actions without normal gateway authorization.\n\n## Impact\nThis is a critical authorization bypass. An external unauthenticated request to a plugin-owned route could reach privileged subagent runtime methods and perform admin-only gateway actions such as deleting sessions, reading session data, or triggering agent execution.\n\n## Affected Packages and Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003e= 2026.3.7, \u003c 2026.3.11`\n- Fixed in: `2026.3.11`\n\n## Technical Details\nThe new plugin subagent runtime preserved neither the original caller's auth context nor least-privilege scope. Instead, it executed gateway dispatches through a fabricated operator client with administrative scopes, which was reachable from plugin-owned routes that intentionally bypass normal gateway auth so plugins can perform their own webhook verification.\n\n## Fix\nOpenClaw now preserves real authorization boundaries for plugin subagent calls instead of dispatching them through synthetic admin scopes. The fix shipped in `openclaw@2026.3.11`.\n\n## Workarounds\nUpgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.","aliases":["CVE-2026-32916"],"modified":"2026-04-06T23:12:30.391662Z","published":"2026-03-13T15:47:23Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-269","CWE-285"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-13T15:47:23Z","nvd_published_at":null},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32916"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-plugin-subagent-routes-via-synthetic-admin-scopes"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.3.7"},{"fixed":"2026.3.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"}]}