High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-35638
CVE-2026-35638
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
2630f1479c44fhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclawvia nvd-ref
ccf16cd88924https://github.com/openclaw/openclawvia nvd-ref
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
4- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87nvdPatch
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9envdPatch
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-uinvdThird Party Advisory
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