PT-2026-35787 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Christopher Lusk · Published 2026-04-28 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-41404

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

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

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges.

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41404

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 5

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41404 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-operator-admin-privilege-escalation-via-trusted-proxy-authentication · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2049227516749946928 · Twitter Post