VDB-361154 · CVE-2026-42436 · WID-SEC-2026-1161

OpenClaw up to 2026.4.13 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.13. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-42436. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.13. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an improper access control vulnerability in browser snapshot, screenshot, and tab routes that fail to consistently validate the final browser target after navigation. Authenticated callers can bypass SSRF restrictions to expose internal or disallowed page content by exploiting route-driven navigation without proper policy re-validation.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-42436 since 04/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1161). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

Open Source OpenClaw

Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒
CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒
CNA Vector: 🔒

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.7
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.14

Timelineinfo

04/27/2026 CVE reserved
05/05/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
05/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/06/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-42436 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361154
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1161 - OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2026 14:04
Updated: 05/06/2026 09:23
Changes: 05/05/2026 14:04 (74), 05/06/2026 09:23 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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