CVE•Published 2026-05-05•Modified 2026-05-07•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-43569Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
21
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 79% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing untrusted workspace plugins to be auto-enabled during non-interactive onboarding when provider auth choices are shadowed. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious workspace plugins that are automatically selected and enabled during authentication setup without explicit user consent.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-05
Modified 2026-05-07
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-43569Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-43569Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-43569Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-43569Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-43569GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-43569" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.