{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2026.4.8"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "CPE_RANGE",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "abe7b2c49da95a47fc0fc01661cec9bfed6941fc"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42429.json"
  },
  "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-42429",
  "modified": "2026-08-17T03:36:06.915476998Z",
  "published": "2026-04-28T18:10:18.245Z",
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw \u003c 2026.4.8 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication"
}