PT-2026-39690 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-25 · Updated 2026-05-11 · CVE-2026-45001

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.20

Description A guard bypass exists in the agent-facing gateway endpoints "config.patch" and "config.apply". This issue fails to protect operator-trusted settings, including sandbox policy, plugin enablement, gateway auth/TLS, hook routing, MCP server configuration, SSRF policy, and filesystem hardening. A prompt-injected model with access to the owner-only gateway tool can persist unauthorized changes to these protected operator settings.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.20 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-1220

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-45001

GHSA-7JM2-G593-4QRC

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45001.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-config-mutation-guard-bypass-via-agent-tool-access · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45001 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2053932433167581547 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53387 · Telegram Post