CVE-2026-42429: OpenClaw: Gateway plugin HTTP `auth: gateway` widens identity-bearing `operator.read` requests into runtime `operator.write`
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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/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8g-77mw-3rxc
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication
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