📄 Description (English)
OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 caches resolved webhook route secrets backed by SecretRef values, allowing stale secrets to remain valid after rotation and reload. Attackers with previously valid webhook route secrets can continue authenticating requests and invoking configured webhook task flows until gateway or plugin restart.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
OpenClaw before version 2026.4.23 contains a credential caching vulnerability (CWE-672) where webhook route secrets remain valid after rotation due to improper cache invalidation. Attackers with previously compromised webhook secrets can continue authenticating and invoking webhook tasks until system restart. While no public exploit exists, the vulnerability poses a moderate risk to organizations using OpenClaw for webhook orchestration, particularly those with frequent secret rotation policies.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 24, 2026 11:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using OpenClaw for API integration and webhook orchestration face moderate risk, particularly in: (1) Banking sector (SAMA-regulated) — if OpenClaw manages payment webhook flows or transaction notifications; (2) Government agencies (NCA oversight) — if used for inter-agency API communication; (3) Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) — if managing customer notification webhooks; (4) E-commerce platforms — if processing order and payment webhooks. The vulnerability's impact is amplified in environments with strict secret rotation policies but delayed system restart cycles, allowing extended unauthorized access windows.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Telecommunications
E-commerce and Retail
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all webhook route secrets in OpenClaw instances and rotate them immediately
2. Review webhook invocation logs for the past 90 days to identify suspicious activity
3. Implement network-level monitoring for webhook endpoint access patterns
4. Disable unused webhook routes and SecretRef configurations
Patching Guidance:
1. Upgrade OpenClaw to version 2026.4.23 or later when available
2. Until patch is available, implement compensating controls:
- Schedule weekly OpenClaw gateway and plugin restarts to flush credential cache
- Implement API gateway rate limiting on webhook endpoints
- Enable detailed audit logging for all webhook authentications
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for webhook requests using credentials older than last rotation timestamp
2. Alert on webhook invocations from unexpected source IPs
3. Track failed webhook authentications followed by successful ones with same credential
4. Monitor OpenClaw logs for cache-related errors or warnings
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع أسرار مسار webhook في مثيلات OpenClaw وتدويرها فوراً
2. مراجعة سجلات استدعاء webhook لآخر 90 يوماً لتحديد النشاط المريب
3. تنفيذ المراقبة على مستوى الشبكة لأنماط الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية webhook
4. تعطيل مسارات webhook غير المستخدمة وتكوينات SecretRef
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. ترقية OpenClaw إلى الإصدار 2026.4.23 أو أحدث عند توفره
2. حتى توفر التصحيح، تنفيذ عناصر تحكم تعويضية:
- جدولة إعادة تشغيل بوابة OpenClaw والمكونات الإضافية أسبوعياً لمسح ذاكرة التخزين المؤقت
- تنفيذ تحديد معدل بوابة API على نقاط نهاية webhook
- تفعيل تسجيل التدقيق التفصيلي لجميع عمليات مصادقة webhook
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات webhook باستخدام بيانات اعتماد أقدم من آخر طابع زمني للتدوير
2. تنبيه استدعاءات webhook من عناوين IP غير متوقعة
3. تتبع عمليات مصادقة webhook الفاشلة متبوعة بعمليات ناجحة بنفس بيانات الاعتماد
4. مراقبة سجلات OpenClaw للأخطاء أو التحذيرات المتعلقة بالذاكرة المؤقتة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 — Policies and procedures for access control
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 — User registration and access rights management
ECC 2024 A.5.2.2 — Privileged access rights management
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 — User access provisioning and de-provisioning
ECC 2024 A.8.3.1 — Management of privileged access rights
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 — Software, hardware, and firmware inventory
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 — Access control policy and procedures
SAMA CSF PR.AC-2 — Physical and logical access controls
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 — Detection and analysis of unauthorized access
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 — Position of information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 — Information security onboarding
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 — Access management
ISO 27001:2022 A.9.2 — User access provisioning
ISO 27001:2022 A.9.4 — Access rights review
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 — Inventory of network resources
PCI DSS 3.2 — Cryptographic key management
PCI DSS 7.1 — Limit access to system components
PCI DSS 8.2 — User identification and authentication
🔗 References & Sources 3
🔗
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/36c4a372a0ad5dca8bfc0d93f7aab9c2f2de66fa
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Patch
🔗
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q8ff-7ffm-m3r9
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
🔗
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-webhook-route-secret-cache-not-invalidate...
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
Patch
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
openclaw:openclaw