CVE-2026-41371

high

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-reset-command

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-28

Updated: 2026-04-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.4

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

Severity: High