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CVE-2026-35638

HIGH

8.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/9/2026

Last Modified4/9/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-286

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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