BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32897 — OpenClaw reuses the gateway auth token in the owner ID prompt hashing fallback

Affected: Homebrew: openclaw-cli

## Vulnerability

OpenClaw reused `gateway.auth.token` (and `gateway.remote.token`) as a fallback hash secret for owner-ID prompt obfuscation when `commands.ownerDisplay=hash` and `commands.ownerDisplaySecret` was unset.

This created secret dual-use between gateway authentication and prompt metadata hashing.

## Impact

- Auth-secret dual-use across security domains (gateway auth and prompt metadata hashing). - Hash outputs are visible to third-party model providers in system prompts. - No direct plaintext token disclosure. - Practical risk is highest when operators use weak gateway tokens and leave owner hash secret unset.

## Affected Packages / Versions

- Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest affected published version: `2026.2.21-2` - Vulnerable range: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Patched version (planned next release): `2026.2.22`

## Affected Components

- `src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts` - `src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts` - `src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts`

## Remediation

- Added a shared owner-display resolver and secret-generation helper. - Removed fallback to `gateway.auth.token` and `gateway.remote.token`. - Auto-generates and persists a dedicated `commands.ownerDisplaySecret` when hash mode is enabled and secret is missing.

## Fix Commit(s)

- c99e7696e6893083b256f0a6c88fb060f3a76fb7

## Release Process Note

`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.22`). Once npm release `2026.2.22` is published, this advisory only need…

CVE-2026-32897 — OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Authentication Token Reuse in Owner ID Prompt Hashing Fallback

Affected: OpenClaw

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 reuse gateway.auth.token as a fallback hash secret for owner-ID prompt obfuscation when commands.ownerDisplay is set to hash and commands.ownerDisplaySecret is unset, creating dual-use of authentication secrets across security domains. Attackers with access to system prompts sent to third-party model providers can derive the gateway authentication token from the hash outputs, compromising gateway authentication security.

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