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CVE-2026-35660: OpenClaw < 2026.3.23 - Insufficient Access Control in Gateway Agent Session Reset

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.23 contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Gateway agent /reset endpoint that allows callers with operator.write permission to reset admin sessions. Attackers with operator.write privileges can invoke /reset or /new messages with an explicit sessionKey to bypass operator.admin requirements and reset arbitrary sessions.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.3.23 — fixed in 2026.3.23

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.3.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/50f6a2f136fed85b58548a38f7a3dbb98d2cd1a0
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wq58-2pvg-5h4f
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-access-control-in-gateway-agent-session-reset

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