CVE-2026-42423: Openclaw

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an approval-timeout fallback mechanism that bypasses strictInlineEval explicit-approval requirements on gateway and node exec hosts. Attackers can exploit this timeout fallback to execute inline eval commands that should require explicit user approval, circumventing the intended security boundary.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.4.8 (fixed in 2026.4.8)

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