CVE 7.7 HIGH

OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist Bypass_CVE-2026-45006

7.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the gateway tool's config.apply and config.patch operations that allows compromised models to write unsafe configuration changes by bypassing an incomplete denylist protection. Attackers can persist malicious config modifications affecting command execution, network behavior, credentials, and operator policies that survive restart.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-45006
Source VulnCheck
Published May 11, 2026 at 16:46

Affected Product

Vendor OpenClaw
Product OpenClaw
Affected Versions OpenClaw OpenClaw 0

CWE Classification

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