# CVE-2026-35625: OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnect

> Attackers can escalate privileges from operator.read to operator.admin via silent local reconnects, leading to remote code execution on OpenClaw nodes.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vgj-c3fx-pprx, GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8, MINI-55j6-cr86-83q6, MINI-rq9h-x256-rpwr

## What is CVE-2026-35625?

CVE-2026-35625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 9 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where silent local shared-auth reconnects auto-approve scope-upgrade requests, widening paired device permissions from operator.read to operator.admin. Attackers can exploit this by triggering local reconnection to silently escalate privileges and achieve remote code execution on the node.

Weakness: CWE-648 (Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35625?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions to 2026.3.24 | None |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions to 2026.3.24 | None |

Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-35625?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-35625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

- [CVE-2026-28363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/): Security feature bypass in OpenClaw (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-30741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30741/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33579/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32922/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32978/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-35625 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-35625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 9 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions up to 2026.3.24; no fix listed
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions up to 2026.3.24; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35625/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35625/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35625
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35625
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35625

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35625/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.