CVE-2026-45001 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-45001: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access

Vendor Openclaw
Product OpenClaw
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published May 11, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 11, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated