CVE-2026-41298

MEDIUM 5.4

OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpoint

CVSS Score

5.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Apr 20, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.4.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5hff-46vh-rxmw github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/54a0878517167c6e49900498cf77420dadb74beb vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-session-termination-endpoint

Credits

🔍 Ea001 (@EaEa0001)