What is CVE-2026-41359?

CVE-2026-41359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-41359?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Openclaw

CVE-2026-41359

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated operators with write permissions to access admin-class Telegram configuration and cron persistence settings via the send endpoint. Attackers wit…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.28

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-767m-xrhc-fxm7) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via operator.write to Admin-Class Telegram Config and Cron Persistence (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41359?: CVE-2026-41359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-41359?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.