PT-2026-31773 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-12 · CVE-2026-35638

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/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 2026.3.22

Description OpenClaw contains a privilege escalation issue in the Control UI. Unauthenticated sessions can retain self-declared privileged scopes without device identity verification. Attackers can exploit the trusted-proxy mechanism's device-less allow path to maintain elevated permissions by declaring arbitrary scopes, bypassing device identity requirements.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.3.22 or later.

Fix

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-286

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-35638

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 9

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35638 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2042372942697259260 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042364318323220560 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2042366178245419230 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/theagentcop/status/2043313197709463991 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui · Note