CVE-2026-43575

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.21 before 2026.4.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the sandbox noVNC helper route that exposes interactive browser session credentials. Attackers can access the noVNC helper route without bridge authentication to gain unauthorized access to the interactive browser session.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8dfbf3268bd224b7377d1ecca77a445100746085	Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-92jp-89mq-4374	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-in-sandbox-novnc-helper-route	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

07 May 2026, 17:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8dfbf3268bd224b7377d1ecca77a445100746085 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8dfbf3268bd224b7377d1ecca77a445100746085 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-92jp-89mq-4374 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-92jp-89mq-4374 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-in-sandbox-novnc-helper-route -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authentication-bypass-in-sandbox-novnc-helper-route - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*
First Time		Openclaw Openclaw openclaw

06 May 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 20:16

Updated : 2026-05-07 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-43575

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43575

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43575

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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