PT-2026-35559 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · Published 2026-04-27 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-41371

NVD

CVSS v3.1

8.5

High

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

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41371

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 3

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41371 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-reset-command · Note