What is CVE-2026-43528?

CVE-2026-43528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-43528?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-43528

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains a redaction bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated gateway clients to receive unredacted secrets through sourceConfig and runtimeConfig alias fields. Attackers with config read access can exploit…

EPSS: 0.001 (24.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43528?: CVE-2026-43528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-43528?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.