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CVE-2026-45005

📛 CVE Title

OpenClaw < 2026.4.23 - Webhook Route Secret Cache Not Invalidated After Rotation

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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.

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
VulnCheck
CVSS severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
CVSS 5.9 / 10 5.9 5.9 / 10
CVSS 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
Effective score
5.9 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-672
Reserved
2026-05-08
Published
2026-05-11 18:46 UTC
Last updated
2026-05-12 18:10 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45005.json
Linked Threat
CVE-2026-45005 — CVE-2026-45005

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published
2026-05-11 18:16:40 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-05-13 14:14:00 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1
CVSS 6.0 / 10 6.0 6.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Exploitability subscore
1.2 / 10
Impact subscore
4.7 / 10
EPSS score
0.0006 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
17.55% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24

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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID
EUVD-2026-29150
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
May 11, 2026, 4:46:42 PM
Updated
May 12, 2026, 4:10:53 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
5.9 / 10
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
EUVD-reported EPSS
0.0600
Vendors
OpenClaw
Products
OpenClaw (0 <2026.4.23)
OpenClaw

ENISA 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.

EUVD references (3)

Affected products (1)
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
OpenClaw OpenClaw 0 (affected), 2026.4.23 (unaffected) —

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Vendor references (3)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

MITRE references (3) cveawg.mitre.org

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Web references (3)

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NVD-tagged references (3)

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Remediations (16)

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-45005.json.

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