# CVE-2026-42429

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.1).

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin HTTP authentication mechanism that widens identity-bearing operator.read requests into runtime operator.write permissions. Attackers can exploit this by sending read-scoped requests through the gateway auth route to gain unauthorized write access to runtime operations.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-42429
- **Published:** 2026-04-28
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.1
- **CWE codes:** CWE-863

## Affected products

- `openclaw:openclaw`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42429

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-42429. Retrieved 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-42429. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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