Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-28T18:09:41.664Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-29T15:11:28.154Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-41378 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-41378.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-execution-via-unrestricted-node-event-agent-dispatch cve-icon cve-icon
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