CVE-2026-41379
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Admin-Class Talk Voice Config
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endpoint to reach and modify sensitive voice configuration settings intended for administrators only.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Admin-Class Talk Voice Config
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endpoint to reach and modify sensitive voice configuration settings intended for administrators only.
- Record
CVE-2026-41379- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26088
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endpoint to reach and modify sensitive voice configuration settings intended for administrators only.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26088- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q42-xmxv-9vfr
OpenClaw: Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send
Summary
Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: narrow
- Normalized severity: medium
- Assessment: Real shipped operator.write to admin-class Talk Voice config persistence bug, but it is the same narrow authenticated persistence class and should be normalized below high.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.24 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.28 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.28
Fix Commit(s)
e34694733fc64931ed4a543c73d84ad3435d5df1— 2026-03-25T19:55:26Z
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.28. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @zpbrent for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-3q42-xmxv-9vfr- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endpoint to reach and modify sensitive voice configuration settings intended for administrators only.
- Record
CVE-2026-41379- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/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
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Admin-Class Talk Voice Config
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Talk Voice configuration persistence. Attackers with operator.write privileges can exploit the chat.send endpoint to reach and modify sensitive voice configuration settings intended for administrators only.
- Record
CVE-2026-41379- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3q42-xmxv-9vfr
OpenClaw: Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send
Summary
Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: narrow
- Normalized severity: medium
- Assessment: Real shipped operator.write to admin-class Talk Voice config persistence bug, but it is the same narrow authenticated persistence class and should be normalized below high.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.24 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.28 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.28
Fix Commit(s)
e34694733fc64931ed4a543c73d84ad3435d5df1— 2026-03-25T19:55:26Z
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.28. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @zpbrent for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-3q42-xmxv-9vfr- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2026-41379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Openclaw, published April 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.28.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3q42-xmxv-9vfr
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-to-admin-class-talk-voice-config
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41379