CVE-2026-45006
OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- May 8, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist Bypassthird-party-advisory
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