What is CVE-2026-8629?

CVE-2026-8629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Crabbox, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8629?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw Crabbox

CVE-2026-8629

Crabbox prior to v0.12.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users with shared visibility-only access to obtain Code, WebVNC, and Egress agent tickets by sending POST requests to ticket endpoints. Attackers can exploi…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.000 (6.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw Crabbox — versions 0, 95cb30dc7dbaa1fef690a42ef6ac1cb6e307a191

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8629?: CVE-2026-8629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Crabbox, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8629?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.