OpenClaw up to 2026.4.22 Configuration config.apply incomplete blacklist

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.22. This affects an unknown part of the file config.apply of the component Configuration Handler. Such manipulation leads to incomplete blacklist. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-45006. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.22. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file config.apply of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incomplete blacklist vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-184. The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-45006 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1562.006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.23 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch bceda6089aa7b3695cc7696b43c61ae3d01bb0ec 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-2026-29151). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incomplete blacklist
CWE: CWE-184 / CWE-183 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.23
Patch: bceda6089aa7b3695cc7696b43c61ae3d01bb0ec

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
05/11/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
05/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-45006 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362738
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2026 20:40
Updated: 05/12/2026 00:06
Changes: 05/11/2026 20:40 (80), 05/12/2026 00:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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