CVE-2026-41377

medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a fail-open vulnerability in the plugin installation flow where security scan failures do not block installation. Attackers can exploit scan failures to install untrusted plugins when operators proceed despite visible scan warnings.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-fail-open-security-scan-bypass-in-plugin-installation

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cwq8-6f96-g3q4

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bf96c67fd1954740aeabfadc7cfe3098bcfc6b68

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a953a52271b9188a5fa830739a4366614ff9916

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/44b993613601280d46a5b88190e46669fc13d669

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0d7f1e2c84eca65df7dee890d9c30e2a841c030a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-28

Updated: 2026-04-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium