CVE-2026-35638
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/04/2026
Last modified:
13/04/2026
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Control UI that allows unauthenticated sessions to retain self-declared privileged scopes without device identity verification. Attackers can exploit the device-less allow path in the trusted-proxy mechanism to maintain elevated permissions by declaring arbitrary scopes, bypassing device identity requirements.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui



