What is CVE-2026-35631?

CVE-2026-35631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-35631?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-35631

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 fails to enforce operator.admin scope on mutating internal ACP chat commands, allowing unauthorized modifications. Attackers without admin privileges can execute mutating control-plane actions by directly invoking…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (11.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3w6x-gv34-mqpf) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit #1 (patch)
Patch Commit #2 (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Missing Authorization Enforcement in Internal ACP Chat Commands (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35631?: CVE-2026-35631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-35631?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.