OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains a redaction bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated gateway clients to receive unredacted secrets through sourceConfig and runtimeConfig alias fields. Attackers with config read access can exploit this to obtain provider API keys, gateway authentication material, and channel credentials that should have been redacted.
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 2026.4.14 | 2026.4.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.14 | 2026.4.14 | Patch available | GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.14
- Fix · GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.14 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.14
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31700 OpenClaw 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake EventsPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-31699 OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue BatchesPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-31706 OpenClaw 2026.4.10 < 2026.4.14 - Missing Sender Authorization in Microsoft Teams SSO Invoke HandlerPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43528
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q
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-2026-43528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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