Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-43585
|
| Summary | OpenClaw: Gateway HTTP endpoints re-resolve bearer auth after SecretRef rotation ## Summary Gateway HTTP and WebSocket handlers captured the resolved bearer-auth configuration when the server started. After a SecretRef rotation, the already-running gateway could continue accepting the old bearer token until restart. ## Impact A bearer token that should have been revoked by SecretRef rotation could remain valid on the gateway HTTP and upgrade surfaces for the lifetime of the process. Severity remains high because the old token could continue to authorize gateway requests after operators believed it was rotated out. ## Affected versions - Affected: `< 2026.4.15` - Patched: `2026.4.15` ## Fix OpenClaw `2026.4.15` resolves active gateway auth from the runtime secret snapshot per request and per upgrade instead of using a stale startup-time value. Verified in `v2026.4.15`: - `src/gateway/server.impl.ts` exposes `getResolvedAuth()` backed by the current runtime secret snapshot. - `src/gateway/server-http.ts` calls `getResolvedAuth()` for each HTTP request and WebSocket upgrade before running auth checks. - `src/gateway/server-http.probe.test.ts` verifies `/ready` re-resolves bearer auth after rotation and rejects the old token. Fix commit included in `v2026.4.15` and absent from `v2026.4.14`: - `acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094` via PR #66651 Thanks to @zsxsoft, Keen Security Lab, and @qclawer for reporting this issue. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 8.3 |
| Risk | 4.2 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 8.1 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892.json |
| cvssv4 | 9.2 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892.json |
| generic_textual | CRITICAL |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/acd4e0a32f12e1ad85f3130f63b42443ce90f094 | ||
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66651 | ||
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xmxx-7p24-h892 | ||
| CVE-2026-43585 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43585 | |
| openclaw-bearer-token-validation-bypass-via-stale-secretref-resolution | Advisory | https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bearer-token-validation-bypass-via-stale-secretref-resolution |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| 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 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-07T13:53:26Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43585.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-43585
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
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