CVE-2026-41388
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Configuration Rehydration via Empty-Array Revocation Handling
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a configuration management vulnerability where startup migration treats empty-array settings as missing values. Attackers can restart the application to rehydrate revoked Tlon configuration from file state, bypassing intended revocation controls.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Configuration Rehydration via Empty-Array Revocation Handling
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a configuration management vulnerability where startup migration treats empty-array settings as missing values. Attackers can restart the application to rehydrate revoked Tlon configuration from file state, bypassing intended revocation controls.
- Record
CVE-2026-41388- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-372
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26097
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a configuration management vulnerability where startup migration treats empty-array settings as missing values. Attackers can restart the application to rehydrate revoked Tlon configuration from file state, bypassing intended revocation controls.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26097- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3pm9-5j7m-59vc
OpenClaw: Tlon Startup Migration Rehydrates Empty-Array Revocations From File Config
Summary
Tlon Startup Migration Rehydrates Empty-Array Revocations From File Config
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: low
- Assessment: v2026.3.28 startup migration still treats empty-array settings as missing and can rehydrate revoked Tlon config from file state after restart.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
a4d72a83f01fedd35964c352e3473c7712a3511b— 2026-03-31T14:57:03+01:00
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.31. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-3pm9-5j7m-59vc- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a configuration management vulnerability where startup migration treats empty-array settings as missing values. Attackers can restart the application to rehydrate revoked Tlon configuration from file state, bypassing intended revocation controls.
- Record
CVE-2026-41388- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-372
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Configuration Rehydration via Empty-Array Revocation Handling
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a configuration management vulnerability where startup migration treats empty-array settings as missing values. Attackers can restart the application to rehydrate revoked Tlon configuration from file state, bypassing intended revocation controls.
- Record
CVE-2026-41388- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-372
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3pm9-5j7m-59vc
OpenClaw: Tlon Startup Migration Rehydrates Empty-Array Revocations From File Config
Summary
Tlon Startup Migration Rehydrates Empty-Array Revocations From File Config
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: low
- Assessment: v2026.3.28 startup migration still treats empty-array settings as missing and can rehydrate revoked Tlon config from file state after restart.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
a4d72a83f01fedd35964c352e3473c7712a3511b— 2026-03-31T14:57:03+01:00
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.31. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-3pm9-5j7m-59vc- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41388 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Openclaw, published April 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.31.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3pm9-5j7m-59vc
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-configuration-rehydration-via-empty-array-revocation-handling
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41388