CVE-2026-32001

Impact

### Summary A client authenticated with a shared gateway token could connect as `role=node` without device identity/pairing, then call `node.event` to trigger `agent.request` and `voice.transcript` flows. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Patched version: `2026.2.22` (planned next release) ### Details The WebSocket connect path allowed device-less bypass whenever shared auth succeeded. That bypass did not restrict role, so a client could claim `role=node` with no device identity and still pass handshake auth. Because `node.event` is node-role allowed, this enabled unauthorized node event injection into agent-trigger flows. ### Impact Unauthorized `node.event` injection can trigger agent execution and voice transcript flows for clients that only hold the shared gateway token, without node device pairing. ### Remediation Upgrade to `2026.2.22` (or newer) once published. The fix requires device identity for `role=node` connects, even when shared-token auth succeeds. ### Fix Commit(s) - ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931e ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release so once npm release `2026.2.22` is out, advisory publish is a single step. OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

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References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• GitHub advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ddcb2d79b17bf2a42c5037d8aeff1537a12b931e
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmg
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-node-role-device-identity-bypass-via-websocket-authentication
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv2q-f2h5-6xmg
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32001