AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41342: OpenClaw: CLI Remote Onboarding Persists Unauthenticated Discovery Endpoint and Exfiltrates Gateway Credentials

highCVSS 4.0 7.4 · 3.1 7.3GHSA-3cw3-5vxw-g2h3

Summary Remote onboarding accepted discovered gateway endpoints without an explicit trust confirmation before persisting the remote URL and connection details. Impact A malicious or spoofed discovery endpoint could steer onboarding toward an attacker-controlled gateway and capture future gateway credentials or traffic.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Fixed in: 2026.3.28
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Remote onboarding accepted discovered gateway endpoints without an explicit trust confirmation before persisting the remote URL and connection details.

Impact

A malicious or spoofed discovery endpoint could steer onboarding toward an attacker-controlled gateway and capture future gateway credentials or traffic.

Affected Component

src/commands/onboard-remote.ts

Fixed Versions

Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Patched: >= 2026.3.28
Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit d6affb17d8 (CLI: confirm discovered remote gateways before saving config).

Credited to nexrin, KeenSecurityLab, qclawer.

References

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