CVE-2026-42432 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Command Escalation via Node Pairing Reconnect Bypass

What is CVE-2026-42432?

CVE-2026-42432 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 28 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing previously paired nodes to reconnect with exec-capable commands without the operator.admin scope requirement. Attackers can bypass re-pairing authentication to execute privileged commands on the local assistant system.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42432?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-42432?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.8 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-42432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm, MINI-cq67-6pxr-h5v9.