What is CVE-2026-32031?

CVE-2026-32031 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-32031?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32031

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 server-http contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in gateway authentication for plugin channel endpoints due to path canonicalization mismatch between the gateway guard and plugin handler routing. Attackers can bypass authentication by sending requests with alternative path encodings to access protected plugin channel APIs without proper gateway authentication.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.26

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32031?: CVE-2026-32031 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-32031?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.