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TI-2026-31692 Aliases CVE-2026-43528GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q

OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases

Priority LOW 31CWE-212Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.14openclaw (npm): 2026.4.14

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.4.142026.4.14Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.142026.4.14Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.14VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.14 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43528
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q

References

  • 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
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