# CVE-2026-100592: OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Authentication Bypass via Memory Dreaming

> Non-owner users can toggle memory dreaming features, altering background memory processing and potentially affecting data integrity or confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22v4-33m3-8p7m, GHSA-whch-3w2v-cfr2, MINI-v656-6cqh-v8mv

## What is CVE-2026-100592?

CVE-2026-100592 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OpenClaw, published on 26 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClaw is an agent gateway distributed via npm. In versions >= 2026.4.10 and < 2026.7.1, persistent memory dreaming mutations omit owner permission checks. An authorized but non-owner external-channel sender can issue the persistent '/dreaming on' and '/dreaming off' commands to enable or disable the Gateway's Memory Core dreaming behavior, disabling background memory processing or re-enabling durable memory promotion where the owner expected it to remain disabled; the practical confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact depends on stored conversation material and subsequent memory use. Read-only status and help commands remain governed by normal command policy. The issue is fixed in version 2026.7.1. As a workaround, disable dreaming commands in external channels or restrict channel command access to owners.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100592?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-100592?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-100592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-100592 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-100592 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OpenClaw, published on 26 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenClaw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100592/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100592/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100592
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100592
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100592

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100592/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.