GHSA-83f3-hh45-vfw9
OpenClaw: Android accepted cleartext remote gateway endpoints and sent stored credentials over ws://
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, Android accepted non-loopback cleartext `ws://` gateway endpoints and would send stored gateway credentials over that connection. Discovery beacons or setup codes could therefore steer the client onto a cleartext remote endpoint.
## Impact
A user who followed a forged discovery result or scanned a crafted setup code could disclose stored gateway credentials to an attacker-controlled endpoint in plaintext. This was a transport-security bug in the Android gateway client.
## Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Affected versions: `<= 2026.4.1`
- Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.2`
- Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1`
## Fix Commit(s)
- `a941a4fef9bc43b2973c92d0dcff5b8a426210c5` — require TLS for remote Android gateway endpoints
## Release Process Note
The fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live.
Thanks @zsxsoft for reporting.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-83f3-hh45-vfw9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40045
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a941a4fef9bc43b2973c92d0dcff5b8a426210c5
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-cleartext-credential-transmission-via-unencrypted-websocket-gateway-endpoints