๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-41371

HIGH 8.5

OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command

CVSS Score
8.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

CWE CWE-863
Vendor openclaw
Product openclaw
Published Apr 27, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw
0 < 2026.3.28

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-reset-command

Credits

๐Ÿ” Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)