HIGH
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch
Published Apr 28, 2026
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
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.
Affected products
-
Affected
- ≥ 0, < 2026.3.31
Unaffected
- 2026.3.31
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
openclaw
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2026.3.31
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | 0 | 2026.3.31 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-26087 Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq Advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62 patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41378
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-execution-via-unrestricted-node-event-agent-dispatch third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Apr 28, 2026
Updated Apr 29, 2026
Reserved Apr 20, 2026
Link CVE-2026-41378
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 29, 2026
Red Hat
No data
GitHub
Link GHSA-GJM7-HW8F-73RQ