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This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.1`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @kexinoh of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T17:34:27Z","modified":"2026-04-28T18:27:10Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-613"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:59.776263Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41916","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an authentication state management vulnerability where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after configuration reload. 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Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, allowing attackers to bypass authentication controls through config reload operations.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:10.91Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:25.480605246Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"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","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-613"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:03.764807Z"},{"id":"GHSA-68x5-xx89-w9mm","title":"OpenClaw: resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after config reload","description":"## Impact\n\nresolvedAuth closure becomes stale after config reload.\n\nAfter a config reload, newly accepted gateway connections could continue using stale resolved auth state.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.1`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @kexinoh of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T17:34:27Z","modified":"2026-05-05T16:11:40.097639Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-613"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:39.618611Z"}]}}