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GHSA-H4JX-HJR3-FHGC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-29 15:49 – Updated: 2026-04-18 00:44

Summary

OpenClaw: Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback `deleteSession` Uses Synthetic `operator.admin`

Details

Summary

Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback deleteSession Uses Synthetic operator.admin

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Affected versions: <= 2026.3.24
First patched version: 2026.3.25
Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24

Details

Gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession previously dispatched sessions.delete with a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope when no request-scoped client existed. Commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7 binds deletion to the caller scope instead of minting admin scope.

Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7.

Fix Commit(s)

b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


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

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-35645 (GCVE-0-2026-35645)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 21:27 – Updated: 2026-04-10 17:12 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Synthetic operator.admin in deleteSession

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope. Attackers can exploit this by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client to execute privileged operations with unintended administrative scope.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.1 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-648 - Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d78…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pri…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.25 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.25 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-03-26 00:00

Credits

Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Action not permitted

GHSA-H4JX-HJR3-FHGC

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Details

Fix Commit(s)

CVE-2026-35645 (GCVE-0-2026-35645)

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