{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2026.4.20"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "CPE_RANGE",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "115f05d5952adeaa8043311c24c4b8a3803481ba"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrc"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45001.json"
  },
  "details": "OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a guard bypass vulnerability in the agent-facing gateway config.patch and config.apply endpoints that fails to protect operator-trusted settings including sandbox policy, plugin enablement, gateway auth/TLS, hook routing, MCP server configuration, SSRF policy, and filesystem hardening. A prompt-injected model with access to the owner-only gateway tool can persist unauthorized changes to protected operator settings.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-45001",
  "modified": "2026-07-15T01:49:12.980057926Z",
  "published": "2026-05-11T16:46:39.888Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45001.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7jm2-g593-4qrc"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45001"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-gateway-config-mutation-guard-bypass-via-agent-tool-access"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fe30b31a97a917ecc6e92f6c85378b6b20352422"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "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 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool Access"
}