CVE-2026-41298
OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpoint
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Apr 20, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 20, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5hff-46vh-rxmw)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpointthird-party-advisory
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