PT-2026-33664 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-09

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Impact

Gateway plugin HTTP auth: gateway widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write.

Plugin HTTP routes using gateway auth could receive runtime write scopes even when the upstream trusted-proxy request only declared read.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected versions: 2026.1.29
• Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

GHSA-4F8G-77MW-3RXC

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication · Note