CVE-2026-42429
Published:April 28, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write permissions. Attackers can exploit this by sending read-scoped requests through the gateway auth route to gain unauthorized write access to runtime operations.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v2026.4.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2026.4.8openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <2026.4.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.8openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <2026.4.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.8Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
EPSS
Base Score:
0.06