CVE-2026-45005

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-webhook-route-secret-cache-not-invalidated-after-rotation

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-11

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.3

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.9

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00043