CVSS 8.8 · HIGH

CVE-2026-41404

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges.

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Analysis

OpenClaw is an identity-bearing authentication tool that is vulnerable to administrative privilege escalation when using trusted-proxy mode. While the severity is high, the software is not a common component of the standard developer stack or widely deployed infrastructure in this community.

Severity

Score: 8.8(HIGH)

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: LOW

UI: NONE

S: UNCHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: HIGH

Weakness (CWE): CWE-863

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0008 (0.1%)

Percentile: 22.3%

EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

openclaw:openclaw

Technical description

Published: 4/28/2026, 7:37:43 PM

Last modified: 4/30/2026, 5:41:04 PM

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CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

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not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

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