{"cve":"CVE-2026-41916","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-28T19:37:45.540","modified":"2026-06-17T10:47:11.570","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an authentication state management vulnerability where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after configuration reload. Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, allowing attackers to bypass authentication controls through config reload operations.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":2.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":5.4},"cwes":["CWE-613"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-stale-authentication-state-via-config-reload"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-41916","score":0.00215,"percentile":0.11942,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm","summary":"OpenClaw: resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after config reload","modified":"2026-05-05T16:11:40.097639Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.4.8"],"fixed":["2026.4.8"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}