CVE-2026-41916: Openclaw

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an authentication state management vulnerability where the resolvedAuth closure becomes stale after configuration reload. Newly accepted gateway connections continue using outdated resolved auth state, allowing attackers to bypass authentication controls through config reload operations.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.4.8 (fixed in 2026.4.8)

Published 2026-04-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.