{"cve":"CVE-2026-35638","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-09T22:16:33.123","modified":"2026-06-17T10:40:56.253","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-286"],"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"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:28:59.047572785+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-35638","score":0.00288,"percentile":0.21438,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99","summary":"OpenClaw's Trusted-proxy Control UI sessions retain privileged scopes without device identity on device-less allow paths","modified":"2026-07-08T08:26:58.135501153Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.3.22"],"fixed":["2026.3.22"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}