CVE-2026-43585
criticalOpenClaw before 2026.4.15 captures resolved bearer-auth configuration at startup, allowing revoked tokens to remain valid after SecretRef rotation.
Vendor / product: Openclaw — openclaw
OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 captures resolved bearer-auth configuration at startup, allowing revoked tokens to remain valid after SecretRef rotation. Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers fail to re-resolve authentication per-request, enabling attackers to use rotated-out bearer tokens for unauthorized gateway access.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-06 20:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
openclaw / openclaw <2026.4.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bearer-token-validation-bypass-via-stale-sec... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗