Improper privilege management in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-41359
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128738
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41359
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify admin-class Telegram configuration and establish cron persistence.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the send functionality when handling authenticated send operations. A remote user can invoke the send sink to modify admin-class Telegram configuration and establish cron persistence.
This is a narrow, authenticated, sink-specific privilege escalation issue.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-41359
Install security update from vendor's website.