OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication Scope
Summary
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication Scope
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vulncheck.com
- patch github.com