Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-43568OpenClaw 2026.4.5 through 2026.4.9 - Privilege Escalation via Memory Dreaming Configuration in /dreaming Endpoint

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.10	GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	2026.4.5 – before 2026.4.10

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5gjc-grvm-m88j) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.4.5 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Memory Dreaming Configuration in /dreaming Endpoint third-party-advisory