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TI-2026-32863 Aliases CVE-2026-45005GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Webhook Route Secret Cache Not Invalidated After Rotation

Priority LOW 26CWE-672Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-613.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 caches resolved webhook route secrets backed by SecretRef values, allowing stale secrets to remain valid after rotation and reload. Attackers with previously valid webhook route secrets can continue authenticating requests and invoking configured webhook task flows until gateway or plugin restart.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00289 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.23openclaw (npm): 2026.4.23

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 2026.4.232026.4.23Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.232026.4.23Patch availableGHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.23 Fixed in 2026.4.23 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.23 Fixed in 2026.4.23 Patch available GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.23VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.23 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.23
  • Fix · GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.23 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.23

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-32862 OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Arbitrary Code Execution via setup-api.js in Current Working DirectoryPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-32864 OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist BypassPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45005
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

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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