CVE-2026-35625

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229	Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

16 Apr 2026, 13:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Openclaw openclaw Openclaw
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect - Third Party Advisory

09 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-16 13:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-35625

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35625

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35625

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-648

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

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