CVE-2026-41404 | THREATINT

Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-20 | Published 2026-04-28 | Updated 2026-04-29 | Assigner VulnCheck

HIGH: 7.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.31

affected

2026.3.31 (semver)

unaffected

Credits

Christopher Lusk (@north-echo) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...lation-via-trusted-proxy-authentication (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Operator Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted-Proxy Authentication) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41404)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41404)

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