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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-09T21:27:07.349Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-10T13:58:19.688Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-35638 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-35638.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui cve-icon cve-icon
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