CVE-2026-45001 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that fails to protect operator-trusted settin…
Published: 2026-05-11 · CVSS: 6.0 · CVSS 4.0
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that fails to protect operator-trusted settings including sandbox policy, plugin enablement, gateway auth/TLS, hook routing, MCP server configuration, SSRF policy, and filesystem hardening. A prompt-injected model with access to the owner-only gateway tool can persist unauthorized changes to protected operator settings.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7