CVE-2026-35645

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope. Attackers can exploit this by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client to execute privileged operations with unintended administrative scope.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7	Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-35645

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35645

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35645

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-648

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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