{"cve":"CVE-2026-45006","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-11T18:16:40.980","modified":"2026-06-17T10:51:35.770","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the gateway tool's config.apply and config.patch operations that allows compromised models to write unsafe configuration changes by bypassing an incomplete denylist protection. Attackers can persist malicious config modifications affecting command execution, network behavior, credentials, and operator policies that survive restart.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-184"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bceda6089aa7b3695cc7696b43c61ae3d01bb0ec","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unsafe-config-mutation-via-gateway-tool-denylist-bypass"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45006","score":0.00489,"percentile":0.42123,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cwj3-vqpp-pmxr","summary":"OpenClaw's gateway config mutation guard allowed unsafe model-driven config writes","modified":"2026-07-08T08:12:48.500695309Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.4.23"],"fixed":["2026.4.23"]}]}],"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."]}