{"id":"CVE-2026-41378","aliases":["GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41378","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Privilege Escalation to Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted node.event Agent Dispatch","details":"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 can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.","published":"2026-04-28T18:09:41.664Z","modified":"2026-08-17T03:55:01.958941967Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.31"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62","label":"openclaw/openclaw@a77928b"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41378.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41378"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-execution-via-unrestricted-node-event-agent-dispatch"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-17T03:55:01.958941967Z"}}