CVE-2026-35625

HIGH

7.8

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where silent local shared-auth reconnects auto-approve scope-upgrade requests, widening paired device permissions from operator.read to operator.admin. Attackers can exploit this by triggering local reconnection to silently escalate privileges and achieve remote code execution on the node.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/9/2026

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openclaw:openclaw

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-648

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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