# CVE-2026-62197 — OpenClaw

> As of 2026-07-14, CVE-2026-62197 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in OpenClaw, CVSS v3.1 8.5, EPSS 0.2% (11.1th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-62197 as of 2026-07-14; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-14

## What is CVE-2026-62197?

OpenClaw before 2026.6.6 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in browser CDP discovery that accepts blocked WebSocket URLs. Attackers with lower-trust access can reach network destinations that should have been blocked by OpenClaw policy when the affected feature is enabled.

The record classifies CVE-2026-62197 under weakness class [CWE-918](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-918). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 84 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 8.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.1% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-13, last modified 2026-07-14

## Is CVE-2026-62197 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 32 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [OpenClaw](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/openclaw): OpenClaw

## How to fix CVE-2026-62197

Vendor advisory: [https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3x84-qq85-fj65](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3x84-qq85-fj65). Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-62197

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-62197, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-15. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [github.com — vendor advisory](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3x84-qq85-fj65)

**Third-party advisory**

- [vulncheck.com — third party advisory](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-policy-bypass-via-cdp-discovery)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-62197
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-62197 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp