CVE-2026-41393 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Arbitrary DNS Authority Acceptance and Credential Exfiltration via Wide-Area Discovery
Attackers on the same tailnet can manipulate DNS to exfiltrate operator credentials from OpenClaw installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-41393?
CVE-2026-41393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 28 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a wide-area discovery vulnerability allowing arbitrary tailnet peers to be accepted as DNS authorities. Attackers with same-tailnet position and CA-trusted endpoint access can exfiltrate operator credentials through DNS steering manipulation.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41393?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.31 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.31 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41393?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.31 or later.
Is CVE-2026-41393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9w8-cf67-r238, MINI-j3v5-qfq7-5g36.