CVE-2026-35645 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Synthetic operator.admin in deleteSession
Attackers can escalate privileges to administrative scope by triggering session deletion in the OpenClaw gateway plugin, potentially executing privileged operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-35645?
CVE-2026-35645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 9 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35645?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.28 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.28 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-35645?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.28 or later.
Is CVE-2026-35645 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35645 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc, MINI-9x63-cqj4-qmhv, MINI-m4j3-m5q5-f9q3.