CVE-2026-41371 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command

What is CVE-2026-41371?

CVE-2026-41371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 27 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 chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41371?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41371?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.28 or later.

Is CVE-2026-41371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-592j-4mrx-v257, GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g, MINI-pcj6-jmfv-9q92, MINI-x295-jmwm-22vf.