CVE-2026-41378
highOpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestr…
Vendor / product: Openclaw — openclaw
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.
CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-28 19:37
Modified: 2026-11-11 21:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 5 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 21:11 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
openclaw / openclaw <2026.3.31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-executio... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 21:11 UTC · record ↗