CVE-2026-35625
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnect
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnectthird-party-advisory
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