Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-43528OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains a redaction bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated gateway clients to receive unredacted secrets through sourceConfig and runtimeConfig alias fields. Attackers with config read access can exploit this to obtain provider API keys, gateway authentication material, and channel credentials that should have been redacted.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.14	GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.14

Weakness: CWE-212 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases third-party-advisory