CVE-2026-35625
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnect
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
9th
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where silent local shared-auth reconnects auto-approve scope-upgrade requests, widening paired device permissions from operator.read to operator.admin. Attackers can exploit this by triggering local reconnection to silently escalate privileges and achieve remote code execution on the node.
| CWE | CWE-648 |
| Vendor | openclaw |
| Product | openclaw |
| Published | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 14, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
OpenClaw / OpenClaw
0 < 2026.3.25
References
github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8 github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect
Credits
🔍 Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)