OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Role Bypass in device.token.rotate Function
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a role bypass vulnerability in the device.token.rotate function that allows minting tokens for unapproved roles. Attackers can bypass device role-upgrade pairing to preserve or mint roles and scopes that had not undergone intended approval.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.4.8 | 2026.4.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.8 | 2026.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.8 Fixed in 2026.4.8 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.8 Fixed in 2026.4.8 Patch available GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.8
- Fix · GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.8 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.8
18 records Highest priority Priority LOW 18 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30716 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Improper Authorization in node.pair.approve via operator.write ScopePriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-30721 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Persistent Profile Mutation via node.invoke(browser.proxy) BypassPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-30713 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - strictInlineEval Approval Boundary Bypass via Approval-Timeout FallbackPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-42422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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