CVE-2026-41404
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Operator Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted-Proxy Authentication
Summary
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Operator Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted-Proxy Authentication
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
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