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CVE-2026-35638

Published: Apr 9, 2026

Modified: Apr 10, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Control UI that allows unauthenticated sessions to retain self-declared privileged scopes without device identity verification. Attackers can exploit the device-less allow path in the trusted-proxy mechanism to maintain elevated permissions by declaring arbitrary scopes, bypassing device identity requirements.

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	affected `0 - < 2026.3.22` unaffected `2026.3.22`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99)

third-party-advisory

Patch Commit #1

patch

Patch Commit #2

patch

VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UI

third-party-advisory

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