CVE-2026-35645

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Analyzed - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-04-09

Last modified

2026-06-23

Weaknesses

CWE-648, CWE-863

Affected products

• Openclaw (Openclaw)

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession