OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Stale Authentication State via Config Reload
8Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 2.3epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 88% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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 Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, allowing attackers to bypass authentication controls through config reload operations.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClaw