CVE-2026-41371 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 20.04.2026 Published: 27.04.2026 Updated: 27.04.2026

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.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L
CVSS Score: 8.4

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	High
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	Low	Availability	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 8.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

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Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.3.28 (excl.) Version 2026.3.28 is unaffected

CVE-2026-41371 PUBLISHED

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

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