Staging Environment: Content and features may be unstable or change without notice.
Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
Aliases CVE-2026-45005
Summary OpenClaw's Webhooks SecretRef route secret remains valid after rotation/reload ## Summary OpenClaw webhooks allowed route secrets to be backed by `SecretRef` values, but cached the resolved secret for a route. After an operator rotated the underlying secret and ran `openclaw secrets reload`, the previous resolved webhook secret could remain valid until the plugin or gateway restarted. ## Impact An attacker who already had a previously valid webhook route secret could continue authenticating webhook requests after the operator rotated the secret and reloaded secrets. This weakened credential rotation for webhook routes and could allow continued invocation of the configured webhook task flow until restart. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` on npm - Affected: versions before `2026.4.23` - Fixed: `2026.4.23` - Latest stable verified fixed: `openclaw@2026.4.23`, tag `v2026.4.23` ## Fix Webhook route authentication now resolves `SecretRef`-backed route secrets on each request. A rotated secret becomes effective after `openclaw secrets reload` without requiring a gateway or plugin restart, and the old secret is rejected. ## Fix Commit(s) - `36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa` (`fix(webhooks): reload route secrets per request`) ## Severity Severity remains `medium`. The attack requires possession of a previously valid route secret, but the stale credential can continue to authorize webhook actions after rotation.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.4
Risk 2.7
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.0 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa
CVE-2026-45005 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45005
GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9 Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
openclaw-webhook-route-secret-cache-not-invalidated-after-rotation Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-webhook-route-secret-cache-not-invalidated-after-rotation
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-12T16:10:40Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45005.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-45005

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]