CVE-2026-32970: OpenClaw: Unavailable local auth SecretRefs could fall through to remote credentials in local mode
(updated )
In affected versions of openclaw, local gateway helper credential resolution treated configured but unavailable gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password SecretRefs as if they were unset and could fall back to gateway.remote.* credentials in local mode.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32970
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-fallback-logic-bypass-via-unavailable-local-auth-secretrefs
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