CVE-2026-40045: Openclaw

Medium severity, CVSS 5.7. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 accepts non-loopback cleartext ws:// gateway endpoints and transmits stored gateway credentials over unencrypted connections. Attackers can forge discovery results or craft setup codes to redirect clients to malicious endpoints, disclosing plaintext gateway credentials.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.4.2 (fixed in 2026.4.2)

Published 2026-04-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.