CVE-2026-41352
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Remote Code Execution via Node Scope Gate Bypass
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.7
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Remote Code Execution via Node Scope Gate Bypass
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-41352- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-25336
7.7
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
EUVD-2026-25336- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vq9-42cc-33j4
7.7
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
GHSA-7vq9-42cc-33j4- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4
7.7
OpenClaw: Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Summary
Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: high
- Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28 because a merely device-paired node could expose node commands without node pairing, but high is sufficient given the pairing/setup prerequisites.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
3886b65ef21d02808c1a106fa1f9f69e22f71c32— 2026-03-30T17:29:28+01:00
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.7
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-41352- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.7
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Remote Code Execution via Node Scope Gate Bypass
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
CVE-2026-41352- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7vq9-42cc-33j4
7.7
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a remote code execution vulnerability where a device-paired node can bypass the node scope gate authentication mechanism. Attackers with device pairing credentials can execute arbitrary node commands on the host system without proper node pairing validation.
- Record
GHSA-7vq9-42cc-33j4- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4
7.7
OpenClaw: Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Summary
Device-Paired Node Skips Node Scope Gate → Host RCE.md
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: high
- Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28 because a merely device-paired node could expose node commands without node pairing, but high is sufficient given the pairing/setup prerequisites.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
3886b65ef21d02808c1a106fa1f9f69e22f71c32— 2026-03-30T17:29:28+01:00
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41352 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Openclaw, published April 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.31.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3886b65ef21d02808c1a106fa1f9f69e22f71c32
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-node-scope-gate-bypass
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41352
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vq9-42cc-33j4
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj9w-5r6q-x6v4
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41352.json
github.com/openclaw/openclaw