PT-2026-37023 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-05-05 · CVE-2026-43568

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.4.5 through 2026.4.9

Description An issue allows write-scoped operators to modify persistent memory dreaming settings. Attackers with write-scoped gateway access can toggle admin-class configuration mutations through the '/dreaming' endpoint to escalate privileges.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.10 or newer.

Fix

LPE

Missing Authorization

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-266

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43568

GHSA-5GJC-GRVM-M88J

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 8

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43568 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63872 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52738 · Telegram Post