https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-09-28T19:42:11.471788+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-41916 CVE-2026-41916 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Stale Authentication State via Config Reload 2026-09-28T19:42:11.506005+00:00

Affected: OpenClaw

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an authentication state management vulnerability where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after configuration reload. Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, allowing attackers to bypass authentication controls through config reload operations.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/ghsa-68x5-xx89-w9mm GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm — OpenClaw: resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after config reload 2026-09-28T19:42:11.506154+00:00

Affected: npm: openclaw

## Impact

resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after config reload.

After a config reload, newly accepted gateway connections could continue using stale resolved auth state.

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.