CVE-2026-35645: OpenClaw: Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback `deleteSession` Uses Synthetic `operator.admin`
Summary Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback deleteSession Uses Synthetic operator.admin Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Affected versions: <= 2026.3.24 - First patched version: 2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24 Details Gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession previously dispatched sessions.delete with a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope when no…
Published Mar 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 18, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- <= 2026.3.24
- Fixed in
- 2026.3.28
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Gateway Plugin Subagent Fallback deleteSession Uses Synthetic operator.admin
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Affected versions:
<= 2026.3.24 - First patched version:
2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time:
2026.3.24
Details
Gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession previously dispatched sessions.delete with a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope when no request-scoped client existed. Commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7 binds deletion to the caller scope instead of minting admin scope.
Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7.
Fix Commit(s)
b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7
Credited to zpbrent.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5d785f1a59a56c3471f2cef328f7c9a6c15f3e7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35645
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-synthetic-operator-admin-in-deletesession
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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