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CVE-2026-35660

OpenClaw < 2026.3.23 - Insufficient Access Control in Gateway Agent Session Reset

7.2 HighFix available

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Up 0.2 points since Apr 11, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

OpenClaw < 2026.3.23 - Insufficient Access Control in Gateway Agent Session Reset

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Record
CVE-2026-35660
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21466 7.2

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Record
EUVD-2026-21466
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq58-2pvg-5h4f 7.1

OpenClaw: Gateway agent /reset exposes admin session reset to operator.write callers

Summary

Before v2026.3.23, the Gateway agent RPC accepted /reset and /new for callers with only operator.write, even though the direct sessions.reset RPC correctly requires operator.admin.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.23
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.23
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Root Cause

The vulnerable path lived in src/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts. A /reset or /new message with an explicit sessionKey reached performGatewaySessionReset(...) without enforcing the same operator.admin guard used by sessions.reset.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 50f6a2f136fed85b58548a38f7a3dbb98d2cd1a0 — fix(gateway): require admin for agent session reset

Release Status

The fix commit is contained in released tags v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2. The latest shipped tag and npm release both include the fix.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • src/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts now rejects /reset and /new for callers that do not have operator.admin before calling performGatewaySessionReset(...).
  • src/gateway/server-methods/agent.test.ts contains the regression test rejects /reset for write-scoped gateway callers.

Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Record
GHSA-wq58-2pvg-5h4f
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.2

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Record
CVE-2026-35660
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.2

OpenClaw < 2026.3.23 - Insufficient Access Control in Gateway Agent Session Reset

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Record
CVE-2026-35660
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wq58-2pvg-5h4f 7.1

OpenClaw: Gateway agent /reset exposes admin session reset to operator.write callers

Summary

Before v2026.3.23, the Gateway agent RPC accepted /reset and /new for callers with only operator.write, even though the direct sessions.reset RPC correctly requires operator.admin.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.23
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.23
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Root Cause

The vulnerable path lived in src/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts. A /reset or /new message with an explicit sessionKey reached performGatewaySessionReset(...) without enforcing the same operator.admin guard used by sessions.reset.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 50f6a2f136fed85b58548a38f7a3dbb98d2cd1a0 — fix(gateway): require admin for agent session reset

Release Status

The fix commit is contained in released tags v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2. The latest shipped tag and npm release both include the fix.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • src/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts now rejects /reset and /new for callers that do not have operator.admin before calling performGatewaySessionReset(...).
  • src/gateway/server-methods/agent.test.ts contains the regression test rejects /reset for write-scoped gateway callers.

Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.

Record
GHSA-wq58-2pvg-5h4f
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openclaw
npm
before 2026.3.23
2026.3.23

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2026-35660 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Openclaw, published March 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.23.

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