CVE-2026-42421: OpenClaw: Existing WS sessions survive shared gateway token rotation

April 9, 2026 (updated April 28, 2026)

Existing WS sessions survive shared gateway token rotation.

Rotating the shared gateway token did not disconnect existing shared-token WebSocket sessions.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5h3f-885m-v22w
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5h3f-885m-v22w
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42421

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