CVE-2026-40045
Essential information
- Published
- 21/04/2026 00:16
- Modified
- 21/04/2026 16:20
- Author
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- Creator
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- CVSS
- 5.9 MEDIUM (v3) 5.9 MEDIUM (v4.0)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS metrics
- Access vector
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- Access complexity
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- Authentication
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- Confidentiality impact
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- Integrity impact
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- Availability impact
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- Exploitability
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- Remediation level
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- Report confidence
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- Temporal score
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- Attack vector
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- Attack complexity
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Scope
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- Confidentiality impact
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- Integrity impact
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- Availability impact
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- Exploit code maturity
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- Remediation level
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- Report confidence
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- Temporal score
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- Attack vector
- ADJACENT
- Attack complexity
- LOW
- Attack requirements
- PRESENT
- Privileges required
- NONE
- User interaction
- PASSIVE
- Confidentiality (V)
- HIGH
- Confidentiality (S)
- NONE
- Integrity (V)
- NONE
- Integrity (S)
- NONE
- Availability (V)
- NONE
- Availability (S)
- NONE
- Exploit maturity
- NOT_DEFINED
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.
NVD status
- Status
- Undergoing Analysis — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- [email protected]
- NVD
- View on NVD
Affected products (CPE)
| Product | CPE |
|---|---|
| openclaw / openclaw | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:<2026.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |