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5.7 MEDIUM

CVSS version: 3.1
Attack vector (AV): ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges required (PR): NONE
User interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality impact (C): HIGH
Integrity impact (I): NONE
Availability impact (A): NONE

created 1 week, 5 days ago Activity log

Created suggestion 1 week, 5 days ago

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

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.

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-83f3-hh45-vfw9) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Cleartext Credential Transmission via Unencrypted WebSocket Gateway Endpoints third-party-advisory

Affected products

OpenClaw

<2026.4.2
==2026.4.2

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Self-hosted, open-source AI assistant/agent

nixos-unstable 2026.4.11
- nixpkgs-unstable 2026.4.12
- nixos-unstable-small 2026.4.12

Package maintainers

@chrisportela Chris Portela <chris@chrisportela.com>
@mkg20001 Maciej Krüger <mkg20001+nix@gmail.com>

Suggestion detail

References

Affected products

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Package maintainers