CVE-2026-42429: OpenClaw: Gateway plugin HTTP `auth: gateway` widens identity-bearing `operator.read` requests into runtime `operator.write`

April 9, 2026 (updated April 28, 2026)

Gateway plugin HTTP auth: gateway widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write.

Plugin HTTP routes using gateway auth could receive runtime write scopes even when the upstream trusted-proxy request only declared read.

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-4f8g-77mw-3rxc
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429

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