{"id":"CVE-2026-35669","aliases":["EUVD-2026-21484","GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication Scope","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. Attackers can exploit this scope boundary bypass to gain elevated privileges and perform unauthorized administrative actions.","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":"2026-11-09","score":0.00303,"percentile":0.23296,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-266","CWE-648","CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-27T22:30:57Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:40Z","affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-gateway-plugin-http-authentication-scope","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm2m-28pf-hgjw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35669.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35669","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35669","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication Scope","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. 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Commit `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe` keeps plugin HTTP runtime scopes least-privileged and preserves caller scope boundaries.\n\nVerified vulnerable on tag `v2026.3.24` and fixed on `main` by commit `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe`.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe`","status":"published","published":"2026-03-27T22:30:57Z","modified":"2026-04-10T17:29:55Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-266","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:52.102227Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35669","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes that incorrectly mint operator.admin runtime scope regardless of caller-granted scopes. 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Commit `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe` keeps plugin HTTP runtime scopes least-privileged and preserves caller scope boundaries.\n\nVerified vulnerable on tag `v2026.3.24` and fixed on `main` by commit `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe`.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `ec2dbcff9afd8a52e00de054b506c91726d9fbbe`","status":"published","published":"2026-03-27T22:30:57Z","modified":"2026-04-10T17:56:25.541421Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-266","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.760124Z"}]}}