CVE-2026-41378

Published: Apr 28, 2026

Modified: Apr 29, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	affected `0 - < 2026.3.31` unaffected `2026.3.31`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

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-gjm7-hw8f-73rq)

vendor-advisory

Patch Commit

patch

VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch

third-party-advisory

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CVE-2026-41378

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References