CVE-2026-35669 | OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24 operator.admin incorrect privileged apis (GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw)

VDB-356905 · CVE-2026-35669 · GHSA-QM2M-28PF-HGJW OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.3.24 OPERATOR.ADMIN INCORRECT PRIVILEGED APIS HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 7.4 $0-$5k 0.70+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24 and classified as critical. Affected is the function operator.admin. This manipulation causes incorrect use of privileged apis. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-35669. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24. Affected by this vulnerability is the function operator.admin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect use of privileged apis vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-648. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. Attackers can exploit this scope boundary bypass to gain elevated privileges and perform unauthorized administrative actions. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-35669 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. Upgrading to version 2026.3.25 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.3.0 2026.3.1 2026.3.2 2026.3.3 2026.3.4 2026.3.5 2026.3.6 2026.3.7 2026.3.8 2026.3.9 2026.3.10 2026.3.11 2026.3.12 2026.3.13 2026.3.14 2026.3.15 2026.3.16 2026.3.17 2026.3.18 2026.3.19 2026.3.20 2026.3.21 2026.3.22 2026.3.23 2026.3.24 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 8.8 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Incorrect use of privileged apis CWE: CWE-648 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.25 Patch: ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 CVE reserved 04/10/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed 04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-35669 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35669 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356905 Entryinfo Created: 04/10/2026 20:37 Changes: 04/10/2026 20:37 (78) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:A47:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸