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Vulnerability details: VCID-qcd6-fjdp-hyam
Vulnerability ID VCID-qcd6-fjdp-hyam
Aliases CVE-2026-43568
GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
Summary OpenClaw versions 2026.4.5 before 2026.4.10 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing write-scoped operators to modify persistent memory dreaming settings. Attackers with write-scoped gateway access can toggle admin-class configuration mutations through the /dreaming endpoint to escalate privileges.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.4
Risk 3.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
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
epss 0.00034 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43568
epss 0.00034 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43568
epss 0.00034 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43568
epss 0.00034 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43568
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
cvssv4 4.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
cvssv4 4.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
ssvc Track https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
cvssv4 4.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63872
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63872
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
cvssv4 4.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
ssvc Track https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
cvssv4 7.1 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43568
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63872
6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
CVE-2026-43568 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43568
GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-05T12:20:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6af17b39e11f5f35e23b7e5a5f71a7d0aa3c7310
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63872
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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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
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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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-05T12:20:32Z/ Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
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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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-05T12:20:32Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-memory-dreaming-configuration-in-dreaming-endpoint
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.10419
EPSS Score 0.00034
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:41:21.362199+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43568.json 38.6.0