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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-35645
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-35645
Aliases CVE-2026-35645
GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
Summary OpenClaw: Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback `deleteSession` Uses Synthetic `operator.admin` Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback `deleteSession` Uses Synthetic `operator.admin`
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-35645.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
CVE-2026-35645 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35645
GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession
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:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-35645.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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physical

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-10T17:11:49Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35645.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-35645

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]