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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Telegram configuration and cron persistence settings via the send endpoint. Attackers with operator.write credentials can exploit insufficient access controls to reach sensitive administrative functionality and modify persistence mechanisms.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-20 | Published 2026-04-23 | Updated 2026-04-25 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Problem types

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.28
affected

2026.3.28 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

Peng Zhou (@zpbrent) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-767m-xrhc-fxm7 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-767m-xrhc-fxm7)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/b7d70ade3b9900dbe97bd73be9c02e924ff3c986 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...ss-telegram-config-and-cron-persistence (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via operator.write to Admin-Class Telegram Config and Cron Persistence) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41359)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41359)

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