Missing Authorization in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-35631
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128757
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-35631
CWE-ID: CWE-862
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 perform unauthorized mutating control-plane actions.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in internal ACP chat commands when handling mutating internal ACP actions. A remote user can invoke crafted chat commands to perform unauthorized mutating control-plane actions.
The issue affects mutating commands that should have been restricted by the operator.admin scope separating read-only and mutating actions.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-35631
Install security update from vendor's website.