CVE-2026-35645 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-35645: OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Synthetic operator.admin in deleteSession

Vendor Openclaw
Product OpenClaw
Weakness CWE-648
Published April 9, 2026
Last update April 10, 2026

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2026 CVE published
April 10, 2026 Record updated