Missing Authorization in OpenClaw - #VU127889
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127889
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify sensitive configuration and cross security boundaries.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the gateway config.apply and config.patch mutation guard when processing model-driven gateway config mutations. A remote user can write to sensitive configuration subtrees to modify sensitive configuration and cross security boundaries.
Exploitation requires access to the owner-only gateway tool, and unsafe configuration changes can persist across restarts once written.
Affected software
OpenClaw
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.4.23