Is openclaw affected by CVE-2026-42423?

npm openclaw is affected in <2026.4.8.

Is CVE-2026-42423 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-42423

Q: Is CVE-2026-42423 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

npm · openclaw

Summary

OpenClaw: strictInlineEval explicit-approval boundary bypassed by approval-timeout fallback on gateway and node exec hosts

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p23)
Also known as: GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89
Published: 2026-04-09

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42423
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5

Related advisories

CVE-2026-44109 — critical · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-43585 — critical · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-41296 — critical · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-41329 — critical · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-41294 — critical · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-53865 — high · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-53858 — high · npm/openclaw
CVE-2026-53849 — high · npm/openclaw

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.