Auth bypass in Openclaw
CVE-2026-43583
OpenClaw versions 2026.4.10 before 2026.4.14 fail to persist session context during delivery queue recovery for media replay. Attackers can exploit recovered queued outbound media to bypass group tool policy enforcement and weaken channel media restrictions after service restart or recovery.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% 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 2026.4.10, 2026.4.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/48aae82bbc19ba8b0741e61a08063eb0d1df464e (Patch, patch)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r77c-2cmr-7p47 (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-loss-of-group-tool-policy-context-in-deli… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-43583?
- CVE-2026-43583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-43583?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.