High severity · published Apr 9, 2026
CVE-2026-35625
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth Reconnect
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where silent local shared-auth reconnects auto-approve scope-upgrade requests, widening paired device permissions from operator.read to operator.admin. Attackers can exploit this by triggering local reconnection to silently escalate privileges and achieve remote code execution on the node.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.3.25 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35625
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35625
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-silent-local-shared-auth-reconnect
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