OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Unauthorized Matrix Profile Config Persistence Access via operator.write Message Tools
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-266.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing operator.write message-tool paths to access Matrix profile persistence requiring admin-level authority. Attackers can exploit insufficient access controls to mutate persistent profile configuration through non-owner message-tool runs.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 2026.4.10 | 2026.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.10 | 2026.4.10 | Patch available | GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.10 Fixed in 2026.4.10 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.10 Fixed in 2026.4.10 Patch available GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.10
- Fix · GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.10 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.10
13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31698 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Unsanitized External Input in Agent Hook EventsPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-31697 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Arbitrary Local File Read via QQBot Media TagsPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-30727 OpenClaw 2026.4.9 < 2026.4.10 - Denial of Service via Oversized WebSocket Frames in Voice-call Realtime PathPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42433
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q
References
More OpenClaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65188 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-42433 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42433 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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