{"id":"CVE-2026-42429","aliases":["GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42429","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication","details":"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.","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:18.245Z","modified":"2026-08-09T03:47:17.994740883Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.4.8"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","label":"openclaw/openclaw@d7c3210"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42429.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-09T03:47:17.994740883Z"}}