High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 28, 2026· Updated May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-42429
CVE-2026-42429
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that escalates identity-bearing operator.read requests to 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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
openclawnpm | < 2026.4.8 | 2026.4.8 |
Affected products
2Patches
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References
5- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxcghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxcnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429ghsaADVISORY
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authenticationnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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