CVE-2026-42429

MEDIUM EPSS 14.9%
Published Apr 28, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.0 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Apr 28, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that escalates identity-bearing operator.read requests to 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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.0
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.4.8

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc
    Vendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5
    Patch