OpenClaw: Gateway HTTP endpoints re-resolve bearer auth after SecretRef rotation

Summary Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers captured the resolved bearer-auth configuration when the server started. After a SecretRef rotation, the already-running gateway could continue accepting the old bearer token until restart. Impact A bearer token that should have been revoked by SecretRe...

Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery SSRF via the webSocketDebuggerUrl field in the /json/version response. An attacker can cause the application to initiate connections to arbitrary, potentially...

OpenClaw: CDP /json/version WebSocket URL could pivot to untrusted second-hop targets

Summary CDP /json/version WebSocket URL could pivot to untrusted second-hop targets. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.5 Impact A browser profile could trust a CDP /json/version response whose webSocketDebuggerUrl pointed at a differen...

GHSA-F7FH-QG34-X2XH OpenClaw: CDP /json/version WebSocket URL could pivot to untrusted second-hop targets

Summary CDP /json/version WebSocket URL could pivot to untrusted second-hop targets. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.5 Impact A browser profile could trust a CDP /json/version response whose webSocketDebuggerUrl pointed at a differen...

@chrysb/alphaclaw (>=0.8.8, <=0.9.0) potentially affected by CVE-2026-42438 via openclaw (2026.4.9)

openclaw NPM version 2026.4.9 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - @chrysb/alphaclaw =0.8.8, =0.9.0 Source cves: CVE-2026-42438 Source advisory: SNYK:JS-OPENCLAW-16109682...

OpenClaw: Sender policy bypass in host media attachment reads allows unauthorized local file disclosure

Summary OpenClaw's outbound host-media attachment read helper could enable host-local file reads based on global or agent-level read access without also honoring sender and group-scoped tool policy. In channel deployments that used toolsBySender or group policy to deny read for less-trusted...

@chrysb/alphaclaw (>=0.8.8, <=0.9.0) potentially affected by CVE-2026-42438 via openclaw (2026.4.9)

openclaw NPM version 2026.4.9 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - @chrysb/alphaclaw =0.8.8, =0.9.0 Source cves: CVE-2026-42438 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-JHPV-5J76-M56H...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the host-media attachment read helper. An attacker can access unauthorized local files by bypassing sender or group-scoped policy restrictions through the...

GHSA-JHPV-5J76-M56H OpenClaw: Sender policy bypass in host media attachment reads allows unauthorized local file disclosure

Summary OpenClaw's outbound host-media attachment read helper could enable host-local file reads based on global or agent-level read access without also honoring sender and group-scoped tool policy. In channel deployments that used toolsBySender or group policy to deny read for less-trusted...

Directory Traversal

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the outbound media handling. An attacker can access arbitrary local files by referencing host-local paths outside the intended media storage boundary in reply text...

OpenClaw: QQBot media tags could read arbitrary local files through reply text

Summary QQBot media tags could read arbitrary local files through reply text. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.10 Impact QQBot outbound media tags in AI reply text could reference host-local paths outside the intended media storage...

GHSA-66R7-M7XM-V49H OpenClaw: QQBot media tags could read arbitrary local files through reply text

Summary QQBot media tags could read arbitrary local files through reply text. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.10 Impact QQBot outbound media tags in AI reply text could reference host-local paths outside the intended media storage...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the exec approval binding. An attacker can bypass intended approval mechanisms and execute unauthorized applets or scripts by leveraging opaque multi-call...

OpenClaw: busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding

Summary busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.23 = 2026.4.12 Impact Opaque multi-call binaries such as busybox and toybox could obscure which applet or script-like behavio...

GHSA-2CQ5-MF3V-MX44 OpenClaw: busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding

Summary busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.23 = 2026.4.12 Impact Opaque multi-call binaries such as busybox and toybox could obscure which applet or script-like behavio...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the operator.write message-tool. An attacker can modify persistent Matrix profile configuration without proper authorization by sending crafted requests throug...

OpenClaw: Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools

Summary Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.10 Impact Gateway operator.write message-tool paths could reach Matrix profile persistence that should have...

GHSA-7JP6-R74R-995Q OpenClaw: Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools

Summary Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.10 Impact Gateway operator.write message-tool paths could reach Matrix profile persistence that should have...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview @openclaw/matrix is an OpenClaw Matrix channel plugin Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the operator.write message-tool. An attacker can modify persistent Matrix profile configuration without proper authorization by sending crafted requests...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via host=node override in the routing execution. An attacker can bypass intended sandbox restrictions and execute code on a remote node by manipulating the routing...