CVE-2026-42429

HIGH

7.1

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write permissions. Attackers can exploit this by sending read-scoped requests through the gateway auth route to gain unauthorized write access to runtime operations.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/28/2026

Last Modified4/28/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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