GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp: Openclaw OpenClaw's Dashboard Leaked Gateway Auth Vulnerability
HIGHGHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) openclaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Openclaw libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves openclaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth material via browser url/query and localstorage. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2026.3.7.
GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Openclaw dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
npm install openclaw@2026.3.7Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
npm ls openclawHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp, inspect your project dependencies using npm:
npm ls openclawAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Openclaw in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2026.3.7), your application is affected.
Note: The npm ls openclaw command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Openclaw, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
GHSA-rchv-x836-w7xp Affected Openclaw Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
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openclaw
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npm |
< 2026.3.7
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2026.3.7
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References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"summary" : "OpenClaw's dashboard leaked gateway auth material via browser URL/query and localStorage",
"details" : "OpenClaw's macOS Dashboard flow exposed Gateway authentication material to browser-controlled surfaces.\n\nBefore the fix, the macOS app appended the shared Gateway `token` and `password` to the Dashboard URL query string when opening the Control UI in the browser. The Control UI then imported the token and persisted it into browser `localStorage` under `openclaw.control.settings.v1`.\n\nThis expanded exposure of reusable Gateway admin credentials into browser address-bar/query surfaces and persistent script-readable storage.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published version verified vulnerable: `2026.3.2`\n- Affected range: `<= 2026.3.2`\n- Patched version: `>= 2026.3.7`\n\n## Impact\n\nAn attacker with access to browser-controlled surfaces or persistent browser storage could recover a valid Gateway admin token and reuse it against the OpenClaw management interface.\n\nThe exposure chain was:\n\n1. macOS `Open Dashboard` constructed a URL with auth material.\n2. The browser received that credential-bearing URL.\n3. The Control UI imported the token from the URL.\n4. The Control UI persisted the token in `localStorage`.\n\n## Fix\n\nThe fix aligns the macOS Dashboard flow with the safer existing CLI/bootstrap pattern and removes persistent browser token storage:\n\n- macOS Dashboard now passes the Gateway token via URL fragment instead of query parameters.\n- macOS Dashboard no longer propagates the shared Gateway password into browser URLs.\n- Control UI keeps Gateway tokens in memory only for the current tab.\n- Control UI scrubs legacy persisted tokens from `openclaw.control.settings.v1` on load.\n- Regression tests cover fragment transport, password omission, and token-scrubbing behavior.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `10d0e3f3ca92326df0ca071fabffe463742f263c` (March 7, 2026)\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nnpm `2026.3.7` was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.\n\nThanks @whiter6666 for reporting.",
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