OpenClaw 2026.2.21 < 2026.4.10 - Authentication Bypass in Sandbox noVNC Helper Route
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
OpenClaw versions 2026.2.21 before 2026.4.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the sandbox noVNC helper route that exposes interactive browser session credentials. Attackers can access the noVNC helper route without bridge authentication to gain unauthorized access to the interactive browser session.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.10
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31712 OpenClaw 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Missed Async Exec Completion…Priority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-31718 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Environment Variable Denylist in Exec PolicyPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-31715 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Chrome DevTools Protocol Exposure via Overly Broad CDP Relay BindingPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm83-jc96-gw22
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Patch 1
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-2026-43575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xm83-jc96-gw22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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