CVE-2026-41371

OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send Reset Command

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 09:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenClaw

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 state, and force new session IDs without requiring admin scope by exploiting improper authorization checks in the chat.send path.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.3.28
Vendor states this is fixed in 2026.3.28 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.5HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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