PT-2026-31778 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · CVE-2026-35645 · Published 2026-03-29 · Updated 2026-04-10

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 2026.3.25

Description OpenClaw contains a privilege escalation issue in the gateway plugin subagent's deleteSession function. This function utilizes a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope, allowing attackers to trigger session deletion without a request-scoped client. This can lead to the execution of privileged operations with unintended administrative scope.

Recommendations Update OpenClaw to version 2026.3.25 or later.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-648

CWE-863

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-35645

GHSA-H4JX-HJR3-FHGC

GHSA-M5JP-P3R5-MFQP

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35645.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35645 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m5jp-p3r5-mfqp · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35645 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042364313067811060 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/theagentcop/status/2042398843338117124 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2042441453847158922 · Twitter Post