Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Custom Header Leakage via MCP Streamable HTTP Cross-Origin Redirects

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.5.12

CWE
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVSS
6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Edward-x (@YLChen-007)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in streamable-http MCP servers that forwards operator-configured custom headers during cross-origin redirects. Attackers controlling or compromising an MCP endpoint can redirect requests to exfiltrate sensitive headers like API keys or tenant-routing credentials to attacker-controlled origins.

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