OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Owner Context Spoofing via Bearer Token Header
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- 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-290.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 derives loopback MCP owner context from spoofable server-issued bearer tokens in request headers. Non-owner loopback clients can present themselves as owner to bypass owner-gated operations by manipulating the sender-owner header metadata.
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 2026.4.22 | 2026.4.22 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.22 | 2026.4.22 | Patch available | GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.22 Fixed in 2026.4.22 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.22 Fixed in 2026.4.22 Patch available GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.22
- Fix · GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.22 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.22
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-32128 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Symlink Swap Race Condition in OpenShell FS Bridge WritesPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-32131 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec AllowlistPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-32132 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Server-Side Request Forgery in Zalo Photo URL ValidationPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44118
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh
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-2026-44118 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44118 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6xh-pqhr-v4xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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