OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 caches resolved webhook route secrets backed by SecretRef values, allowing stale secrets to remain valid after rotation and reload.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe openclaw/openclawversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45005

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45005

  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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · github.com
• Third Party Advisory · github.com
• Patch · vulncheck.com