PT-2026-38240 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-05-07 · CVE-2026-43585

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.15

Description The software captures resolved bearer-auth configuration during startup, which allows revoked tokens to remain valid after a SecretRef rotation. The Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers do not re-resolve authentication for each request, enabling unauthorized gateway access using tokens that have been rotated out.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.15 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-324

CWE-672

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43585

GHSA-M8WM-R5VQ-QJPG

GHSA-XMXX-7P24-H892

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 10

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43585 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m8wm-r5vq-qjpg · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66651 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bearer-token-validation-bypass-via-stale-secretref-resolution · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2052430112692302308 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2052153847276065077 · Twitter Post