CVE-2026-35638

HIGH8.8

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UI

Published Apr 9, 2026

Modified 2 weeks ago

Details

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.

References

FIX

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87

FIX

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e

ADVISORY

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

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35638

ADVISORY

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui

CVSS Analysis