What is CVE-2026-35667?

CVE-2026-35667 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-35667?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-35667

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-27486 where the !stop chat command uses an unpatched killProcessTree function from shell-utils.ts that sends SIGKILL immediately without graceful SIGTERM shutdown. Attackers…

EPSS: 0.000 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.24

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3298-56p6-rpw2) (Exploit, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Improper Process Termination via Unpatched killProcessTree in shell-utils.ts (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35667?: CVE-2026-35667 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-35667?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.