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TI-2026-32861 Aliases CVE-2026-45003GHSA-55cf-xx38-4p9p

OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Connector Endpoint Host Override via Workspace dotenv Files

Priority LOW 18CWE-441Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 allows workspace dotenv files to override connector endpoint hosts for Matrix, Mattermost, IRC, and Synology connectors. Attackers with workspace access can redirect runtime traffic to malicious endpoints by setting endpoint variables in dotenv files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00105 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.22openclaw (npm): 2026.4.22

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 2026.4.222026.4.22Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.222026.4.22Patch availableGHSA-55cf-xx38-4p9p
  • 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-55cf-xx38-4p9p

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.22
  • Fix · GHSA-55cf-xx38-4p9p 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

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-32852 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Authentication Bypass in Gateway Control UI Bootstrap Config EndpointPriority LOW 34
    • TI-2026-32855 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Security Envelope Constraint Bypass in ACP Child SessionsPriority LOW 11
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45003
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55cf-xx38-4p9p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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