OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-42422. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a role bypass vulnerability in the device.token.rotate function that allows minting tokens for unapproved roles. Attackers can bypass device role-upgrade pairing to preserve or mint roles and scopes that had not undergone intended approval.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-42422 since 04/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-26125). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.8
Patch: d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5

Timelineinfo

04/27/2026 CVE reserved
04/28/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/29/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-42422 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360042
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2026 22:02
Updated: 04/29/2026 04:42
Changes: 04/28/2026 22:02 (77), 04/29/2026 04:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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