What is CVE-2026-43535?

CVE-2026-43535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-43535?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Openclaw

CVE-2026-43535

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an authorization context reuse vulnerability in collect-mode queue batches that allows messages from different senders to inherit the final sender's authorization context. Attackers can exploit this by se…

EPSS: 0.000 (7.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jwrq-8g5x-5fhm) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue Batches (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43535?: CVE-2026-43535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-43535?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.