AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-42433: OpenClaw: Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools

highCVSS 4.0 7.1 · 3.1 6.5GHSA-7jp6-r74r-995q

Summary Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.10 Impact Gateway operator.write message-tool paths could reach Matrix profile persistence that should have required admin-level authority.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.10
Fixed in: 2026.4.10
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Matrix profile config persistence was reachable from operator.write message tools.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: < 2026.4.10
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.10

Impact

Gateway operator.write message-tool paths could reach Matrix profile persistence that should have required admin-level authority.

Technical Details

The fix gates Matrix profile updates for non-owner message-tool runs and prevents write-scoped callers from mutating persistent profile config.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #62662. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

fe0f686c9228fffcec6de4011da45e69a6e23e54
PR: #62662

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zpbrent and @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.

Credited to zpbrent.

References

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