OpenClaw versions 2026.5.28 before 2026.6.6 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in native web search that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger policy checks. Attackers can exploit misconfigured input paths to bypass intended authorization controls and execute restricted operations.
CVE-2026-62198
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 94% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.4
- EG Score
- 5.4(medium)
- EG Risk
- 24(Track)EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity54% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026OpenClaw 2026.5.28 < 2026.6.6 Authorization Bypass via Web Search | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-web-searchNative web search could ignore OpenClaw tool policy · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v4f6-x5g5-2g4gVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62198(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 40× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 14:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-30 14:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-29 13:57 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-29 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-28 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-28 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-27 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-27 12:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-26 11:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-26 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 03:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.10
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-16 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-14 18:04 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.4
- 2026-07-13 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 21:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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