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TI-2026-29979 Aliases CVE-2026-41378GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq

OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch

Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.31openclaw (npm): 2026.3.31

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.312026.3.31Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.312026.3.31Patch availableGHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.31 Fixed in 2026.3.31 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.31 Fixed in 2026.3.31 Patch available GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.31VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.31 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.31
  • Fix · GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.31 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.31

    22 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 20 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-30006 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated MS Teams Webhook Body ParsingPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-29995 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Unauthorized Operator Scope Access in Unauthenticated Plugin-Auth RoutesPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-29997 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override of Plugin Trust RootPriority LOW 38
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41378
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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