OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 derives loopback MCP owner context from spoofable server-issued bearer tokens in request headers. Non-owner loopback clients can present themselves as owner to bypass owner-gated operations by manipulating the sender-owner header metadata.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Openclaw Subscribe
Openclaw Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 06 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 derives loopback MCP owner context from spoofable server-issued bearer tokens in request headers. Non-owner loopback clients can present themselves as owner to bypass owner-gated operations by manipulating the sender-owner header metadata.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Owner Context Spoofing via Bearer Token Header
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-290
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T19:49:37.173Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T11:30:46.260Z

Link: CVE-2026-44118

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T20:16:35.900

Modified: 2026-05-06T21:20:52.707

Link: CVE-2026-44118

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T00:15:05Z

Weaknesses