GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 CVE-2026-43585
OpenClaw: Gateway HTTP endpoints re-resolve bearer auth after SecretRef rotation
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- Critical · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.54%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 45.47% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-324 Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date
- CWE-672 Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
- Fix
2026.4.15- Upgrade openclaw to this version or later
Description
Summary
Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers captured the resolved bearer-auth configuration when the server started. After a SecretRef rotation, the already-running gateway could continue accepting the old bearer token until restart.
Impact
A bearer token that should have been revoked by SecretRef rotation could remain valid on the gateway HTTP and upgrade surfaces for the lifetime of the process. Severity remains high because the old token could continue to authorize gateway requests after operators believed it was rotated out.
Affected versions
- Affected:
< 2026.4.15 - Patched:
2026.4.15
Fix
OpenClaw 2026.4.15 resolves active gateway auth from the runtime secret snapshot per request and per upgrade instead of using a stale startup-time value.
Verified in v2026.4.15:
src/gateway/server.impl.tsexposesgetResolvedAuth()backed by the current runtime secret snapshot.src/gateway/server-http.tscallsgetResolvedAuth()for each HTTP request and WebSocket upgrade before running auth checks.src/gateway/server-http.probe.test.tsverifies/readyre-resolves bearer auth after rotation and rejects the old token.
Fix commit included in v2026.4.15 and absent from v2026.4.14:
acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094via PR #66651
Thanks to @zsxsoft, Keen Security Lab, and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
Affected versions
npm
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.4.15 |
2026.4.15 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
openclaw npm → 2026.4.15
- npm
npm install openclaw@2026.4.15- yarn
yarn add openclaw@2026.4.15- pnpm
pnpm add openclaw@2026.4.15
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- High
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- High
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- High
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-324: Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date
The product uses a cryptographic key or password past its expiration date, which diminishes its safety significantly by increasing the timing window for cracking attacks against that key.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Adequate consideration should be put in to the user interface in order to notify users previous to the key's expiration, to explain the importance of new key generation and to walk users through the process as painlessly as possible.
CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
The product uses, accesses, or otherwise operates on a resource after that resource has been expired, released, or revoked.
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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