PT-2026-35798 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Kexna · Published 2026-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-29 · CVE-2026-41916

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.8

Description An authentication state management issue exists where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale following a configuration reload. This allows newly accepted gateway connections to utilize an outdated authentication state, enabling attackers to bypass authentication controls by triggering configuration reload operations.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.8.

Fix

Insufficient Session Expiration

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-613

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41916

GHSA-68X5-XX89-W9MM

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 8

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41916 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2049293779757105475 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2049227504821383662 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-stale-authentication-state-via-config-reload · Note