CVE-2026-41404HIGH 8.8EPSS p25.7%

CVE-2026-41404CVE-2026-41404

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges.

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
EPSS0.34% probability of exploitation · percentile 25.7% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-04-28
Last modified2026-04-30

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-863

References

  1. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e
  2. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc
  3. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-operator-admin-privilege-escalation-via-trusted-proxy-authentication

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Authorizationcwe-8630%live

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