CVE-2026-45001— OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access
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OpenClaw OpenClaw
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
OpenClaw是OpenClaw开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw 2026.4.20之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于代理面向网关config.patch和config.apply端点中的防护绕过，未能保护操作员信任的设置，包括沙箱策略、插件启用、网关认证/TLS、钩子路由、MCP服务器配置、SSRF策略和文件系统加固。具有所有者网关工具访问权限的提示注入模型可持久化对受保护操作员设置的未授权更改。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 3 AI
T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1546.001 · Change Default File Association
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-45001
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
OpenClaw 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
OpenClaw是OpenClaw开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw 2026.4.20之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于代理面向网关config.patch和config.apply端点中的防护绕过，未能保护操作员信任的设置，包括沙箱策略、插件启用、网关认证/TLS、钩子路由、MCP服务器配置、SSRF策略和文件系统加固。具有所有者网关工具访问权限的提示注入模型可持久化对受保护操作员设置的未授权更改。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45001 (2)
Same Patch Batch · OpenClaw · 2026-05-11 · 18 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-45223 | 8.8 HIGH | Crabbox < 0.9.0 Authentication Bypass via Admin Claim Injection |
| CVE-2026-45006 | 8.8 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist Bypass |
| CVE-2026-45004 | 7.8 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Arbitrary Code Execution via setup-api.js in Current Working Direct |
| CVE-2026-44995 | 7.3 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Arbitrary Code Execution via MCP stdio Environment Variables |
| CVE-2026-45224 | 7.1 HIGH | Crabbox < 0.9.0 Path Traversal via Islo Provider Workspace Resolution |
| CVE-2026-45005 | 6.0 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Webhook Route Secret Cache Not Invalidated After Rotation |
| CVE-2026-44993 | 5.4 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Direct Message Misclassification in Feishu Card Actions |
| CVE-2026-44998 | 5.4 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools |
| CVE-2026-44999 | 5.3 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Improper Trust Labeling in Isolated Cron Awareness Events |
| CVE-2026-44994 | 5.3 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Authentication Bypass in Gateway Control UI Bootstrap Config Endpoi |
| CVE-2026-45002 | 5.3 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Hook Session-Key Bypass via Template Mapping |
| CVE-2026-45000 | 5.0 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Browser CDP Profile Creation |
| CVE-2026-45003 | 5.0 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Connector Endpoint Host Override via Workspace dotenv Files |
| CVE-2026-44992 | 5.0 MEDIUM | OpenClaw 2026.4.5 through 2026.4.19 - MiniMax API Host Override via Workspace dotenv |
| CVE-2026-44997 | 4.3 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Security Envelope Constraint Bypass in ACP Child Sessions |
| CVE-2026-44991 | 4.2 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.21 - Authorization Bypass in Owner-Enforced Commands via Wildcard Channe |
| CVE-2026-44996 | 3.7 LOW | OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Webchat Audio Embedding |
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