OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Untrusted Workspace Plugin Shadow Resolution in Channel Setup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution, 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-829 and CWE-862.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains a plugin trust bypass vulnerability that allows channel setup catalog lookups to resolve workspace plugin shadows before bundled channel plugins. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious workspace plugins that bypass intended trust gates during setup-time plugin loading.
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 2026.4.10 | 2026.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.10 | 2026.4.10 | Patch available | GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2 |
- 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-82qx-6vj7-p8m2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.10
- Fix · GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2 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-2026-43571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
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-2026-43571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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