What is CVE-2026-43571?

CVE-2026-43571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-43571?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-43571

OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains a plugin trust bypass vulnerability that allows channel setup catalog lookups to resolve workspace plugin shadows before bundled channel plugins. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious workspace…

EPSS: 0.000 (15.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Untrusted Workspace Plugin Shadow Resolution in Channel Setup (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43571?: CVE-2026-43571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-43571?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.