---
id: CVE-2026-100529
title: >-
  OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization scope widening
  vulnerability in file-transfer allow-always approvals that allows attackers to
  reuse standing grants for unreviewed paths
summary: >-
  OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization scope widening
  vulnerability in file-transfer allow-always approvals that allows attackers to
  reuse standing grants for unreviewed paths. Attackers can exploit glob
  metacharacter…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: OpenClaw
product: OpenClaw
affected:
  - OpenClaw < 2026.8.1
published: '2026-09-26'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T03:16:58.217'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100529'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jfq-rmfm-29wp
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-authorization-scope-widening-via-file-transfer
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T03:25:24.674Z'
---

## Overview

OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain an authorization scope widening vulnerability in file-transfer allow-always approvals that allows attackers to reuse standing grants for unreviewed paths. Attackers can exploit glob metacharacter interpretation and node display name reuse to access sibling paths or different nodes beyond the operator's original approval scope.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.