CVE-2026-41371
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command
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.
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-41371- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-25951
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-25951- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-592j-4mrx-v257
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-592j-4mrx-v257- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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/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
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g
OpenClaw Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only session reset via `chat.send` `/reset`
Summary
The chat.send path reused command authorization to trigger /reset session rotation even though direct session reset is an admin-only control-plane operation.
Impact
A write-scoped gateway caller could rotate a target session, archive the prior transcript state, and force a new session id without admin scope.
Affected Component
src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts, src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.3.24 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.28 - Latest stable
2026.3.28contains the fix.
Fix
Fixed by commit be00fcfccb (Gateway: align chat.send reset scope checks).
- Record
GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-41371- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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/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
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-41371- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g
OpenClaw Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only session reset via `chat.send` `/reset`
Summary
The chat.send path reused command authorization to trigger /reset session rotation even though direct session reset is an admin-only control-plane operation.
Impact
A write-scoped gateway caller could rotate a target session, archive the prior transcript state, and force a new session id without admin scope.
Affected Component
src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts, src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.3.24 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.28 - Latest stable
2026.3.28contains the fix.
Fix
Fixed by commit be00fcfccb (Gateway: align chat.send reset scope checks).
- Record
GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Openclaw, published April 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.28.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-reset-command
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41371