Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-43535OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue Batches

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an authorization context reuse vulnerability in collect-mode queue batches that allows messages from different senders to inherit the final sender's authorization context. Attackers can exploit this by sending multiple queued messages to drain batches using a more privileged sender's context, causing earlier messages to execute with elevated permissions.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.14	GHSA-jwrq-8g5x-5fhm

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.14

Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jwrq-8g5x-5fhm) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue Batches third-party-advisory