CVE-2026-45001 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access
A prompt-injected model can bypass guards to modify protected operator settings like sandbox policies and authentication via gateway endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-45001?
CVE-2026-45001 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 11 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that fails to protect operator-trusted settings including sandbox policy, plugin enablement, gateway auth/TLS, hook routing, MCP server configuration, SSRF policy, and filesystem hardening. A prompt-injected model with access to the owner-only gateway tool can persist unauthorized changes to protected operator settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45001?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.4.20 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.4.20 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-45001?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.20 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-45001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45001 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-7jm2-g593-4qrc, GHSA-9fc9-8v4x-f5cp, MINI-g4fg-57hw-wv3p, MINI-m65c-gj8r-87f9.