Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41295
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an improper trust boundary vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace channel shadows to execute during built-in channel setup and login.
Published Apr 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41295. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains is installed.
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- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.20%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openclaw/openclaw
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an improper trust boundary vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace channel shadows to execute during built-in channel setup and login. Attackers can clone a workspace with a malicious plugin claiming a bundled channel id to achieve unintended in-process code execution before the plugin is explicitly trusted.
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- cpe openclaw/openclawversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-41295
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41295. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an improper trust boundary vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace channel shadows to execute during built-in channel setup and login. Attackers can clone a workspace with a malicious plugin claiming a bundled channel id to achieve unintended in-process code execution before the plugin is explicitly trusted.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an improper trust boundary vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace channel shadows to execute during built-in channel setup and login. Attackers can clone a workspace with a malicious plugin claiming a bundled channel id to achieve unintended in-process code execution before the plugin is explicitly trusted.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41295
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41295
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41295
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an improper trust boundary vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace channel shadows to execute during built-in channel setup and login. Attackers can clone a workspace with a malicious plugin claiming a bundled channel id to achieve unintended
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.