AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-42428: OpenClaw B-M3: ClawHub package downloads are not enforced with integrity verification

mediumCVSS 4.0 6.9 · 3.1 7.1GHSA-3vvq-q2qc-7rmp

Impact B-M3: ClawHub package downloads are not enforced with integrity verification. ClawHub downloads could install plugin archives without enforcing archive or per-file integrity metadata. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.8
Fixed in: 2026.4.8
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Impact

B-M3: ClawHub package downloads are not enforced with integrity verification.

ClawHub downloads could install plugin archives without enforcing archive or per-file integrity metadata.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.4.1
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @kexinoh of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

Credited to kexinoh.

References

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