---
id: CVE-2026-100543
title: >-
  OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 could include deterministic
  hashes computed over the original, unredacted configuration in redacted
  configuration responses
summary: >-
  OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 could include deterministic
  hashes computed over the original, unredacted configuration in redacted
  configuration responses. When the Gateway password had low entropy and the
  remaining conf…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: OpenClaw
product: OpenClaw
affected:
  - OpenClaw < 2026.8.1
published: '2026-09-26'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T03:17:00.287'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100543'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qgj5-6x35-9g6f
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-information-disclosure-via-configuration-hash
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T03:25:24.679Z'
---

## Overview

OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 could include deterministic hashes computed over the original, unredacted configuration in redacted configuration responses. When the Gateway password had low entropy and the remaining configuration values were reconstructable, these hashes acted as offline password verifiers: a caller able to obtain the redacted configuration (for example via config.get) could test password candidates offline without going through the rate-limited Gateway authentication path. Recovering the password could grant the documented shared-secret operator authority. Secret references were not affected in the same way. The issue is fixed in 2026.8.1.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.