CVE-2026-101879 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 Missing Authorization
Attackers can silently capture screenshots, webcam images, and geolocation data via WebSocket commands without user consent.
- 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-2026-101879?
CVE-2026-101879 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OpenClaw Windows Node, published on 30 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1-3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in NodeService capture handlers that allows connected gateways or agents to perform screen snapshots, camera snaps, and location captures without consent prompts. Attackers can invoke screen.snapshot, camera.snap, and location.get over the node WebSocket to silently capture screenshots, photograph users through webcams, and obtain device geolocation without user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101879?
How do I fix CVE-2026-101879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101879 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-2026-101879 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-101879 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rjj-4r3c-qgf8, GHSA-fxch-cgcp-4v5h.