CVE-2026-41404: Openclaw

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an incomplete scope-clearing vulnerability in trusted-proxy authentication mode that allows operator.admin privilege escalation. Attackers can exploit this by declaring operator scopes on non-Control-UI clients, allowing self-declared scopes to persist on identity-bearing authentication paths and escalate privileges.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.3.31 (fixed in 2026.3.31)

Published 2026-04-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.