CVE-2026-45006 OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Unsafe Config Mutation via Gateway Tool Denylist Bypass

What is CVE-2026-45006?

CVE-2026-45006 is a high-severity 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 2026.4.23 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the gateway tool's config.apply and config.patch operations that allows compromised models to write unsafe configuration changes by bypassing an incomplete denylist protection. Attackers can persist malicious config modifications affecting command execution, network behavior, credentials, and operator policies that survive restart.

Weakness: CWE-184

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45006?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45006?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.23 or later.

Is CVE-2026-45006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45006 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-8wcm-622f-3r46, GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr, MINI-8h7v-562r-5r8g, MINI-gw68-wwg9-4rj4.