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.
History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnect
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-648
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-04-09T21:26:57.589Z

Updated: 2026-04-14T14:35:52.334Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:28:49.756Z

Link: CVE-2026-35625

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T14:35:47.683Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-09T22:16:30.867

Modified: 2026-04-16T13:43:35.267

Link: CVE-2026-35625

cve-icon Redhat

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