OpenClaw: Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback `deleteSession` Uses Synthetic `operator.admin`

HIGH 8.8CVE-2026-35645 · GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc · Published 09/04/2026 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2026-35645 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting openclaw (openclaw), openclaw.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.28%, higher than 20.5% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2026.3.25, 2026.3.28 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclaw openclaw	`< 2026.3.25`	`2026.3.25`
openclaw npm	`< 2026.3.28`	`2026.3.28`

Description

Summary

Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback deleteSession Uses Synthetic operator.admin

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Affected versions: <= 2026.3.24
First patched version: 2026.3.25
Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24

Details

Gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession previously dispatched sessions.delete with a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope when no request-scoped client existed. Commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7 binds deletion to the caller scope instead of minting admin scope.

Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7.

Fix Commit(s)

b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7

NVD description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope. Attackers can exploit this by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client to execute privileged operations with unintended administrative scope.

References

openclaw/openclaw security advisory · WEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35645 · ADVISORY
openclaw/openclaw commit b5d785f · WEB
openclaw/openclaw · PACKAGE
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

openclaw

< 2026.3.25

2026.3.25

openclaw

npm

< 2026.3.28

2026.3.28

Description

Summary

Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback deleteSession Uses Synthetic operator.admin

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Affected versions: <= 2026.3.24
First patched version: 2026.3.25
Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24

Details

Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7.

Fix Commit(s)

b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7

NVD description

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