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CVE-2026-43574

27
FAUCET Score

OpenClaw before 2026.4.12 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in helper-backed channels where empty resolved approver lists are interpreted as explicit approval authorization. Attackers can resolve pending approvals without proper authorization by exploiting this logic flaw if they know an approval id.

First published: May 5, 2026Last modified: May 5, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 2026.4.12CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
< 2026.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

6.0MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
NONE
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 18th percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: openclawFixed in: 2026.4.12

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-49cg-279w-m73xmedium

OpenClaw: Empty approver lists could grant explicit approval authorization

Apr 17, 2026

References

github.com / openclaw/openclaw/commit/0a105c0900de701d2ee9f1abc96b017afbd0afdd
Patch
github.com / openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-49cg-279w-m73x
Vendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/openclaw-improper-authorization-via-empty-approver-lists
Third Party Advisory