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CVE-2026-42429 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openclaw openclaw
< 2026.4.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-42429
NVD Published Date:
Apr 28, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-42429 Details - Not Deferred