CVE-2026-35669HIGH 8.8EPSS p21.3%

CVE-2026-35669CVE-2026-35669

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. Attackers can exploit this scope boundary bypass to gain elevated privileges and perform unauthorized administrative actions.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.30% probability of exploitation · percentile 21.3% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-04-10
Last modified2026-04-13

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-648

References

  1. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe
  2. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw
  3. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication-scope

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Use of Privileged APIscwe-6480%live

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