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title: "CVE-2026-100551: OpenClaw - Authentication Bypass"
description: "OpenClaw for iOS >= 2026.7.1 and < 2026.8.11 contains a broken authentication caused by omission of saved Gateway TLS pin enforcement in Control UI WebViews, letting attackers with network redirection steal credentials and gain operator access, exploit requires user to have accepted a Gateway fingerprint."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-100551/
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# CVE-2026-100551 OpenClaw - Authentication Bypass

OpenClaw for iOS >= 2026.7.1 and < 2026.8.11 contains a broken authentication caused by omission of saved Gateway TLS pin enforcement in Control UI WebViews, letting attackers with network redirection steal credentials and gain operator access, exploit requires user to have accepted a Gateway fingerprint.

CVSS base score 8.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100551)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

26 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-295](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2026.8.11 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100551](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100551)
- [https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jjpc-p3xf-8g7p](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jjpc-p3xf-8g7p)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-ios-control-ui-tls-pin-enforcement-bypass](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-ios-control-ui-tls-pin-enforcement-bypass)

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