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 with operator.write scope can modify Nostr profile settings through unprotected mutation endpoints to gain unauthorized configuration persistence.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6517c700de9bb0ee11b41ab625ef3b63d01b6083 (Patch, patch)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f3h5-h452-vp3j (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-access-control-in-nostr-prof… (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.