Medium severity · published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-43528
OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig Aliases
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains a redaction bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated gateway clients to receive unredacted secrets through sourceConfig and runtimeConfig alias fields. Attackers with config read access can exploit this to obtain provider API keys, gateway authentication material, and channel credentials that should have been redacted.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.4.14 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43528
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43528
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/86734ef93a2f25063371b04f1946eb300548acd4
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8372-7vhw-cm6q
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-redaction-bypass-via-sourceconfig-and-runtimeconfig-aliases
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