Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-28T18:10:18.245Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-29T13:09:41.598Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-42429 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-42429.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication cve-icon cve-icon
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