CVE-2026-41378

High

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedApr 28, 2026

First seenApr 28, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.31 or later
openclaw2026.3.31 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.31	2026.3.31
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.31	2026.3.31

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