GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9

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https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-45005
Downstream
Published
2026-05-05T18:42:51Z
Modified
2026-05-19T16:00:10.553685080Z
Severity
  • 6.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw's Webhooks SecretRef route secret remains valid after rotation/reload
Details

Summary

OpenClaw webhooks allowed route secrets to be backed by SecretRef values, but cached the resolved secret for a route. After an operator rotated the underlying secret and ran openclaw secrets reload, the previous resolved webhook secret could remain valid until the plugin or gateway restarted.

Impact

An attacker who already had a previously valid webhook route secret could continue authenticating webhook requests after the operator rotated the secret and reloaded secrets. This weakened credential rotation for webhook routes and could allow continued invocation of the configured webhook task flow until restart.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw on npm
  • Affected: versions before 2026.4.23
  • Fixed: 2026.4.23
  • Latest stable verified fixed: openclaw@2026.4.23, tag v2026.4.23

Fix

Webhook route authentication now resolves SecretRef-backed route secrets on each request. A rotated secret becomes effective after openclaw secrets reload without requiring a gateway or plugin restart, and the old secret is rejected.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa (fix(webhooks): reload route secrets per request)

Severity

Severity remains medium. The attack requires possession of a previously valid route secret, but the stale credential can continue to authorize webhook actions after rotation.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-05T18:42:51Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-613"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.23

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9.json"