# CVE-2026-43535: OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue Batches

> Attackers can exploit authorization context reuse in queue batches to execute messages with elevated permissions, requiring an upgrade to OpenClaw.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 May 2026
- **Updated:** 5 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwrq-8g5x-5fhm, MINI-5vwg-8mj5-c49f

## What is CVE-2026-43535?

CVE-2026-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 5 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an authorization context reuse vulnerability in collect-mode queue batches that allows messages from different senders to inherit the final sender's authorization context. Attackers can exploit this by sending multiple queued messages to drain batches using a more privileged sender's context, causing earlier messages to execute with elevated permissions.

Weakness: CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43535?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.4.14 |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.4.14 |

Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43535?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.14 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-43535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43535 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-2026-43535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 5 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.4.14
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.4.14

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-2026-43535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.