CVE-2026-34512

HIGH 8.1

OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Improper Access Control in /sessions/:sessionKey/kill Endpoint

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

10th

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an improper access control vulnerability in the HTTP /sessions/:sessionKey/kill route that allows any bearer-authenticated user to invoke admin-level session termination functions without proper scope validation. Attackers can exploit this by sending authenticated requests to kill arbitrary subagent sessions via the killSubagentRunAdmin function, bypassing ownership and operator scope restrictions.

CWE	CWE-863
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Apr 9, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 14, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.3.25

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9p93-7j67-5pc2 github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/02cf12371f9353a16455da01cc02e6c4ecfc4152 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-improper-access-control-in-sessions-sessionkey-kill-endpoint

Credits

🔍 Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)