CVE-2026-35638

EUVD-2026-21132
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
8.8 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 17%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
openclawopenclaw
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< 2026.3.22
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui