CVE-2026-100525 OpenClaw diagnostics-prometheus before 2026.9.3 Authentication Bypass
An authenticated user without read scope can access Prometheus metrics in OpenClaw diagnostics plugin when using trusted-proxy authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-100525?
CVE-2026-100525 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in openclaw diagnostics-prometheus, published on 26 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The OpenClaw Prometheus diagnostics plugin (@openclaw/diagnostics-prometheus) before version 2026.9.3 does not enforce the operator.read scope on its authenticated metrics endpoint. In deployments using an identity-bearing Gateway authentication mode such as trusted-proxy, a caller whose effective role has no read scope can retrieve the diagnostics document even though ordinary read methods reject the same identity, disclosing operational metrics to an authenticated profile intentionally limited below read access. Shared-secret Gateway callers already hold the documented full operator scope and are not affected. The issue is fixed in 2026.9.3; as a workaround, disable the Prometheus endpoint or ensure every identity that can reach it is intended to hold operator.read.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100525?
How do I fix CVE-2026-100525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-100525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-100525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49qj-frf3-688h, GHSA-rx8p-qcpv-c7vr.