CVE-2026-45006

HIGH EPSS 38.4%
Published May 11, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published May 11, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the gateway tool's config.apply and config.patch operations that allows compromised models to write unsafe configuration changes by bypassing an incomplete denylist protection. Attackers can persist malicious config modifications affecting command execution, network behavior, credentials, and operator policies that survive restart.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
38.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-184

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.4.23

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bceda6089aa7b3695cc7696b43c61ae3d01bb0ec
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr
    Third Party Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unsafe-config-mutation-via-gateway-tool-denylist-bypass
    PatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bceda6089aa7b3695cc7696b43c61ae3d01bb0ec
    Patch
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unsafe-config-mutation-via-gateway-tool-denylist-bypass
    PatchThird Party Advisory