What is CVE-2026-43579?

CVE-2026-43579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-43579?

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

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-43579

OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in Nostr plugin HTTP profile routes that allows operators with write permissions to persist profile configuration without requiring admin authority. Attackers…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (7.6th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f3h5-h452-vp3j) (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Access Control in Nostr Profile Mutation Routes (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43579?: CVE-2026-43579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-43579?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.