{"id":"CVE-2026-41404","aliases":["GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41404","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Operator Admin Privilege Escalation via Trusted-Proxy Authentication","details":"## Summary\nIncomplete scope-clearing fix allows operator.admin escalation via trusted-proxy auth mode\n\n## Current Maintainer Triage\n- Normalized severity: high\n- Assessment: v2026.3.28 still misses trusted-proxy scope clearing for non-Control-UI clients, so self-declared operator scopes can survive on a real identity-bearing auth path; the complete fix is unreleased.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31`\n- Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31`\n- First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e` — 2026-03-30T14:19:00+01:00\n\nOpenClaw thanks @north-echo for reporting.","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:01.883Z","modified":"2026-08-17T03:55:02.206344037Z","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/8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e","label":"openclaw/openclaw@8b88b92"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41404.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g374-mggx-p6xc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41404"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-operator-admin-privilege-escalation-via-trusted-proxy-authentication"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8b88b927cb0747ad24d95b07d35682bf85dc5b0e"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-17T03:55:02.206344037Z"}}