PT-2026-31761 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · Published 2026-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-09 · CVE-2026-35625

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.25

Description OpenClaw contains a privilege escalation issue where silent local shared-auth reconnects automatically approve scope-upgrade requests, increasing paired device permissions from operator.read to operator.admin. An attacker can trigger a local reconnection to escalate privileges and potentially achieve remote code execution on the node.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.3.25 or later.

Fix

LPE

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-648

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-35625

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35625 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042387956812693720 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/theagentcop/status/2042375064750784656 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2042390083043578106 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect · Note