---
title: "CVE-2026-100557: OpenClaw - Authorization Bypass"
description: "OpenClaw < 2026.8.1 contains an authorization bypass caused by failure to carry sender's owner status in skill tool dispatch, letting non-owner senders access owner-only tools and server credentials, exploit requires non-owner sender authorization."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-100557/
---

# CVE-2026-100557 OpenClaw - Authorization Bypass

OpenClaw < 2026.8.1 contains an authorization bypass caused by failure to carry sender's owner status in skill tool dispatch, letting non-owner senders access owner-only tools and server credentials, exploit requires non-owner sender authorization.

CVSS base score 8.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100557)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

26 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-863](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2026.8.1 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-2026-100557](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100557)
- [https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7cp7-87pj-p32v](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7cp7-87pj-p32v)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-authorization-bypass-via-skill-tool-dispatch](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-authorization-bypass-via-skill-tool-dispatch)

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