https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-09-28T18:17:56.073915+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-42429 CVE-2026-42429 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication 2026-09-28T18:17:57.331624+00:00

Affected: OpenClaw

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that escalates identity-bearing operator.read requests to runtime operator.write permissions. Attackers can exploit this by sending read-scoped requests through the gateway auth route to gain unauthorized write access to runtime operations.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/ghsa-4f8g-77mw-3rxc GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc — OpenClaw: Gateway plugin HTTP `auth: gateway` widens identity-bearing `operator.read` requests into runtime `operator.w… 2026-09-28T18:17:57.331750+00:00

Affected: npm: openclaw

## 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.