CVE-2026-45001
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that 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 protected operator settings.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.3–7.1
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1227OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, möglicherweise Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.
- GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrcOpenClaw: Agent gateway config mutations could change protected operator settings2026-04-25ghsa · osvUS
## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.20` - Patched version: `2026.4.20` ## Impact The agent-facing `gateway config.patch` / `config.apply` guard did not cover several 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 could persist changes to those settings. This is a model-to-operator guard bypass, not a remote unauthenticated gateway compromise. Severity is medium. ## Fix OpenClaw now blocks model-driven gateway config mutations for the broader operator-trusted path set and covers per-agent overrides and array-entry patching. Fix commit: - `fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422` ## Release Fixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45001cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrcenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-config-mutation-guard-bypass-via-agent-tool-accessenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422Patchnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrcThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-config-mutation-guard-bypass-via-agent-tool-accessPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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