CVE-2026-41298

MEDIUM

OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpoint

Title source: cna

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 fails to enforce write scopes on the POST /sessions/:sessionKey/kill endpoint in identity-bearing HTTP modes. Read-scoped callers can terminate running subagent sessions by sending requests to this endpoint, bypassing authorization controls.

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5hff-46vh-rxmw

[Patch] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/54a0878517167c6e49900498cf77420dadb74beb

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-session-termination-endpoint

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 7.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (3)

npm/openclaw 0 - 2026.4.2npm

OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.4.2

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.4.2

Published Apr 21, 2026

Tracked Since Apr 21, 2026