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GHSA-592J-4MRX-V257

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-28 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 00:31

Details

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

Severity

8.5 (High)


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

8.4 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-41371 (GCVE-0-2026-41371)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 23:24 – Updated: 2026-04-28 13:48 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command

Summary

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

8.5 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pri…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.28 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.28 (semver)

Date Public

2026-03-29 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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GHSA-592J-4MRX-V257

CVE-2026-41371 (GCVE-0-2026-41371)

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