VDB-360053 · CVE-2026-42432 · GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm

OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-42432. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.7. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing previously paired nodes to reconnect with exec-capable commands without the operator.admin scope requirement. Attackers can bypass re-pairing authentication to execute privileged commands on the local assistant system.

The weakness was presented by KeenSecurityLab as GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-42432 since 04/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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-2026-26134). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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
05/27/2026 +29 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm
Researcher: KeenSecurityLab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-42432 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360053
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2026 22:05
Updated: 05/27/2026 07:36
Changes: 04/28/2026 22:05 (79), 04/29/2026 00:58 (1), 05/27/2026 07:36 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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