What is CVE-2026-41371?

CVE-2026-41371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-41371?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-41371

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in chat.send that allows write-scoped gateway callers to trigger admin-only session reset operations. Attackers can rotate target sessions, archive prior transcript st…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.28

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41371?: CVE-2026-41371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-41371?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.