CVE-2026-43568

OpenClaw 2026.4.5 through 2026.4.9 - Privilege Escalation via Memory Dreaming Configuration in /dreaming Endpoint

State: Published
Severity: 7.1 High
Published: May 5, 2026
Updated: May 25, 2026
Reserved: May 1, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.4.5 before 2026.4.10 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing write-scoped operators to modify persistent memory dreaming settings. Attackers with write-scoped gateway access can toggle admin-class configuration mutations through the /dreaming endpoint to escalate privileges.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.1 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	2026.4.5 to before 2026.4.10Affected 2026.4.10Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.4.5 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Memory Dreaming Configuration in /dreaming Endpointthird-party-advisory

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