CVE-2026-41344 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send /verbose Parameter
Attackers with write access can escalate privileges to expose restricted admin-only verbose reasoning and tool outputs via the chat.send endpoint.
- 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-2026-41344?
CVE-2026-41344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 23 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the chat.send endpoint that allows write-scoped gateway callers to persist admin-only verboseLevel session overrides. Attackers can exploit the /verbose parameter to bypass access controls and expose sensitive reasoning or tool output intended to be restricted to administrators.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41344?
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-2026-41344?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.28 or later.
Is CVE-2026-41344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41344 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-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6, MINI-7fj7-4hpr-vmv8, MINI-xpvx-mfj9-cp6h.