Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-45005OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Webhook Route Secret Cache Not Invalidated After Rotation

Medium 6.0

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 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 requests and invoking configured webhook task flows until gateway or plugin restart.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.23	GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.23

Weakness: CWE-672 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Webhook Route Secret Cache Not Invalidated After Rotation third-party-advisory