CVE-2026-43535

high

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an authorization context reuse vulnerability in collect-mode queue batches that allows messages from different senders to inherit the final sender's authorization context. Attackers can exploit this by sending multiple queued messages to drain batches using a more privileged sender's context, causing earlier messages to execute with elevated permissions.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-context-reuse-in-collect-mode-queue-batches

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jwrq-8g5x-5fhm

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/43d4be902755c970b3d15608679761877718da69

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-05

Updated: 2026-05-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.6

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00022