CVE-2026-35638
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · CWE-286
8.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87Patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9ePatch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-uiAdvisory