CVE-2026-35638

HIGH

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 v3.1 Score

8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 4/9/2026Modified: 4/15/2026

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHVulnerability

NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-35638 — OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the C...

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.

CVE-2026-35638
NIST NVD

References (4)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87Patchhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9ePatchhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99Vendor Advisoryhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-uiThird Party Advisory