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OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Cleartext Credential Transmission via Unencrypted WebSocket Gateway Endpoints

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severity
medium
date
Affecting

  • OpenClaw >= 0, < 2026.4.2

CWE
  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CVSS
5.9
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
zsx (@zsxsoft), KeenSecurityLab
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 accepts non-loopback cleartext ws:// gateway endpoints and transmits stored gateway credentials over unencrypted connections. Attackers can forge discovery results or craft setup codes to redirect clients to malicious endpoints, disclosing plaintext gateway credentials.

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