What is CVE-2026-45005?

CVE-2026-45005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-45005?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-45005

OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 caches resolved webhook route secrets backed by SecretRef values, allowing stale secrets to remain valid after rotation and reload. Attackers with previously valid webhook route secrets can continue authenticating…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-672 — Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45005?: CVE-2026-45005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-45005?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.