CVE-2026-41378 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch

What is CVE-2026-41378?

CVE-2026-41378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 28 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41378?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41378?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.31 or later.

Is CVE-2026-41378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41378 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-gjm7-hw8f-73rq, MINI-xch5-43jg-6gr4.