CVE-2026-35669

HIGH

OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication Scope

Title source: cna

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. Attackers can exploit this scope boundary bypass to gain elevated privileges and perform unauthorized administrative actions.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw

[Patch] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication-scope

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-648

Status published

Products (4)

npm/openclaw 0npm

OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.3.25

openclaw/openclaw < 2026.3.25

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.25

Published Apr 10, 2026

Tracked Since Apr 10, 2026