CVE-2026-22174 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Gateway Token Disclosure via Chrome CDP Probe
Local attackers can intercept Chrome CDP probes to steal OpenClaw gateway tokens, enabling unauthorized access to the gateway service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-22174?
CVE-2026-22174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 18 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 inject the x-OpenClaw-relay-token header into Chrome CDP probe traffic on loopback interfaces, allowing local processes to capture the Gateway authentication token. An attacker controlling a loopback port can intercept CDP reachability probes to the /json/version endpoint and reuse the leaked token as Gateway bearer authentication.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22174?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.2.22 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.2.22 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22174?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later.
Is CVE-2026-22174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3j7-34xh-6g3w, MINI-p2p5-j8mm-9gg9.