PT-2026-35807 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-28 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-42429

NVD

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

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

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.

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-42429

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2049227495111602291 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2049275861271036293 · Twitter Post