🛡️ CVE-2026-42431 — openclaw

🟠 CVSS 8.1 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-863 OSV
8.1
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

OpenClaw node.invoke(browser.proxy) bypasses browser.request persistent profile-mutation guard

Impact

OpenClaw node.invoke(browser.proxy) bypasses browser.request persistent profile-mutation guard.

node.invoke(browser.proxy) could mutate persistent browser profiles through a path that bypassed the browser.request guard.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= v2026.04.01
  • Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab ([https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard](https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard)) for reporting.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-42431 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

CVE-2026-42431 is recorded against 1 package.

  • openclaw

Timeline and source

Published on 9 April 2026 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
www.vulncheck.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-863
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-04-09
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
openclaw

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