CVE-2026-41344

MEDIUM

5.4

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the chat.send endpoint that allows write-scoped gateway callers to persist admin-only verboseLevel session overrides. Attackers can exploit the /verbose parameter to bypass access controls and expose sensitive reasoning or tool output intended to be restricted to administrators.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.4

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/23/2026

Last Modified4/24/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-verbose-parameter(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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