What is CVE-2026-41378?

CVE-2026-41378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-41378?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-41378

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials c…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (52.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.31

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41378?: CVE-2026-41378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-41378?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.