CVE-2026-41342

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the remote onboarding component that persists unauthenticated discovery endpoints without explicit trust confirmation. Attackers can spoof discovery endpoints to redirect onboarding toward malicious gateways and capture gateway credentials or traffic.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3cw3-5vxw-g2h3	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-discovery-endpoint-credential-exfiltration-via-remote-onboarding	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

29 Apr 2026, 15:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Openclaw openclaw Openclaw
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3cw3-5vxw-g2h3 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3cw3-5vxw-g2h3 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-discovery-endpoint-credential-exfiltration-via-remote-onboarding -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-discovery-endpoint-credential-exfiltration-via-remote-onboarding - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*

23 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-23 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 15:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-41342

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41342

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41342

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

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