GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728: OpenClaw: Plugin subagent routes could bypass gateway authorization with synthetic admin scopes

March 13, 2026

In affected versions of openclaw, the plugin subagent runtime dispatched gateway methods through a synthetic operator client that always carried broad administrative scopes. Plugin-owned HTTP routes using auth: "plugin" could therefore trigger admin-only gateway actions without normal gateway authorization.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw77-45gv-p728

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