CVE-2026-43585

OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Bearer Token Validation Bypass via Stale SecretRef Resolution

State: Published
Severity: 9.2 Critical
Published: May 6, 2026
Updated: May 7, 2026
Reserved: May 1, 2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 captures resolved bearer-auth configuration at startup, allowing revoked tokens to remain valid after SecretRef rotation. Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers fail to re-resolve authentication per-request, enabling attackers to use rotated-out bearer tokens for unauthorized gateway access.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	9.2 Critical	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-672 Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.4.15Affected 2026.4.15Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Bearer Token Validation Bypass via Stale SecretRef Resolutionthird-party-advisory

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