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CVE-2026-35638 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-286Incorrect User Management[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openclaw openclaw
< 2026.3.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-35638
NVD Published Date:
Apr 9, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]