CVE-2026-100543

Summary

OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 could include deterministic hashes computed over the original, unredacted configuration in redacted configuration responses. When the Gateway password had low entropy and the remaining configuration values were reconstructable, these hashes acted as offline password verifiers: a caller able to obtain the redacted configuration (for example via config.get) could test password candidates offline without going through the rate-limited Gateway authentication path. Recovering the password could grant the documented shared-secret operator authority. Secret references were not affected in the same way. The issue is fixed in 2026.8.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
OpenClawOpenClaw0 < 2026.8.1affected
OpenClawOpenClaw2026.8.1unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References