CVE-2026-35645
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Synthetic operator.admin in deleteSession
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
10th
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.
| CWE | CWE-648 |
| Vendor | openclaw |
| Product | openclaw |
| Published | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 10, 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
github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession
Credits
🔍 Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)