HIGHCVE-2026-41404Published Modified CNA VulnCheck
CVE-2026-41404: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Operator Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted-Proxy Authentication
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges.
Metrics
- CVSS v4.0
- 7.7
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 2026.3.31
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- OpenClaw / OpenClaw< 2026.3.31 (from 0)Fixed in 2026.3.31
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N