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Attackers can exploit the device-less allow path in the trusted-proxy mechanism to maintain elevated permissions by declaring arbitrary scopes, bypassing device identity requirements.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00294,"percentile":0.22149,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-286"],"published":"2026-03-26T19:50:59Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:54Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.22"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87","tags":["patch","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-self-declared-scopes-in-trusted-proxy-control-ui","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35638","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q49f-7fgv-7hx8"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35638.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35638","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UI","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Control UI that allows unauthenticated sessions to retain self-declared privileged scopes without device identity verification. 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Attackers can exploit the device-less allow path in the trusted-proxy mechanism to maintain elevated permissions by declaring arbitrary scopes, bypassing device identity requirements.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T21:27:07.349Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:54.015409664Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-286"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"GHSA-48vw-m3qc-wr99","title":"OpenClaw's Trusted-proxy Control UI sessions retain privileged scopes without device identity on device-less allow paths","description":"## Summary\nTrusted-proxy Control UI sessions without device identity could retain self-declared privileged scopes on the device-less allow path.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: \u003c 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: \u003e= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `ccf16cd8892402022439346ae1d23352e3707e9e`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts now strips unbound self-declared scopes on the trusted-proxy no-device path.\n- src/gateway/server/ws-connection/connect-policy.ts remains the allow path, but the shipped scope scrub prevents privilege retention without device identity.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @nexrin for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-26T19:50:59Z","modified":"2026-07-08T08:26:58.135501153Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.782754Z"}]}}