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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
Aliases CVE-2026-41378
Summary OpenClaw: Paired node escalates to gateway RCE via unrestricted node.event agent dispatch ## Summary Paired node escalates to gateway RCE via unrestricted node.event agent dispatch ## Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: high - Assessment: v2026.3.28 still lets paired role=node clients drive node.event agent.request into broader gateway-side tool access than node RPCs, but critical is overstated because a trusted paired node foothold is already required. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31` - Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31` - First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31` ## Fix Commit(s) - `a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62` — 2026-03-30T14:22:15+01:00 OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq.json
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-execution-via-unrestricted-node-event-agent-dispatch
CVE-2026-41378 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41378
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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low

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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none

present

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high

low

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-29T13:53:49Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41378.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-41378

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]