OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19 Setting config.apply authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19. Impacted is an unknown function of the file config.apply of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-45001. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file config.apply of the component Setting Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that fails to protect operator-trusted settings including sandbox policy, plugin enablement, gateway auth/TLS, hook routing, MCP server configuration, SSRF policy, and filesystem hardening. A prompt-injected model with access to the owner-only gateway tool can persist unauthorized changes to protected operator settings.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-45001 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.20 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422 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-2026-29146). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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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 2026.4.20
Patch: fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422

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-7jm2-g593-4qrc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-45001 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362741
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2026 20:40
Updated: 05/12/2026 00:07
Changes: 05/11/2026 20:40 (79), 05/12/2026 00:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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