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OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Arbitrary DNS Authority Acceptance and Credential Exfiltration via Wide-Area Discovery

Type: advisorySources: OSV

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a wide-area discovery vulnerability allowing arbitrary tailnet peers to be accepted as DNS authorities. Attackers with same-tailnet position and CA-trusted endpoint access can exfiltrate operator credentials through DNS steering manipulation.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-41393
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
6 Nov 2026, 00:48 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Arbitrary DNS Authority Acceptance and Credential Exfiltration via Wide-Area Discovery

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Apr 2026, 18:09 UTC

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a wide-area discovery vulnerability allowing arbitrary tailnet peers to be accepted as DNS authorities. Attackers with same-tailnet position and CA-trusted endpoint access can exfiltrate operator credentials through DNS steering manipulation.

osv:CVE-2026-41393
Complete source record
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