AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-42429: OpenClaw: Gateway plugin HTTP `auth: gateway` widens identity-bearing `operator.read` requests into runtime `operator.write`

lowCVSS 4.0 2.0 · 3.1 7.1GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc

Impact Gateway plugin HTTP auth: gateway widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write. Plugin HTTP routes using gateway auth could receive runtime write scopes even when the upstream trusted-proxy request only declared read. 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 Jun 8, 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

Gateway plugin HTTP auth: gateway widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write.

Plugin HTTP routes using gateway auth could receive runtime write scopes even when the upstream trusted-proxy request only declared read.

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: 2026.1.29
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 @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Credited to smaeljaish771, KeenSecurityLab.

References

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