CVE-2026-43574 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Improper Authorization via Empty Approver Lists

What is CVE-2026-43574?

CVE-2026-43574 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 5 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.12 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in helper-backed channels where empty resolved approver lists are interpreted as explicit approval authorization. Attackers can resolve pending approvals without proper authorization by exploiting this logic flaw if they know an approval id.

Weakness: CWE-183

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43574?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43574?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.12 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-43574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43574 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-49cg-279w-m73x, MINI-6ppp-j2j2-r9wh.