CVE-2026-35638

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedApr 9, 2026

First seenApr 9, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-286CWE-286

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.22 or later
openclaw2026.3.22 or later

Patches

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.22	2026.3.22
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.22	2026.3.22

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