VDB-356781 · CVE-2026-35638 · GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99

OpenClaw up to 2026.3.21 incorrect user management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.21. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect user management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-35638. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.21. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect user management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-286. The product does not properly manage a user within its environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by KeenSecurityLab as GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-35638 since 04/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.22 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect user management
CWE: CWE-286
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.22
Patch: 630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87

Timelineinfo

04/04/2026 CVE reserved
04/10/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99
Researcher: KeenSecurityLab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35638 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356781

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2026 06:57
Changes: 04/10/2026 06:57 (78)
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Cache ID: 216:5DA:103