CVE-2026-35638

HIGH EPSS 20.5%
Published Apr 9, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Apr 9, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
20.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-286

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.3.22

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99
    Vendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e
    Patch