CVE-2026-43569
OpenClaw: Workspace provider auth choices could auto-enable untrusted provider plugins
Description
## Summary Workspace provider auth choices could auto-enable untrusted provider plugins. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.9` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.9` ## Impact Non-interactive onboarding could select a provider auth choice shadowed by an untrusted workspace plugin, auto-enabling that plugin during auth setup. ## Technical Details The fix prefers trusted provider origins for auth choices and excludes untrusted workspace choices unless they are explicitly enabled. ## Fix The issue was fixed in #62368. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.9`, and `[email protected]` includes the fix. ## Fix Commit(s) - `2d97eae53e212ae26f3aebcd6a50ffc6877f770d` - PR: #62368 ## Release Process Note Users should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.9 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix. ## Credits Thanks to @zpbrent for reporting this issue.
How to fix CVE-2026-43569
To remediate CVE-2026-43569, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.4.9 or later
Is CVE-2026-43569 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.4.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |