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CWE-648

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

15 CVEs Avg CVSS 7.8 MITRE
2
CRITICAL
8
HIGH
5
MEDIUM
0
LOW
1
POC
1
KEV

Monthly

CVE-2026-41225 HIGH PATCH NEWS This Week

F5 BIG-IP iControl REST allows authenticated attackers with Manager role or higher to execute arbitrary commands through malicious configuration objects. This authenticated remote code execution vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 but requires high privileges (Manager role), significantly limiting the attack surface to insider threats or compromised administrator accounts. No public exploitation or proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, and F5 has released vendor patches per advisory K000160916.

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NVD VulDB
CVSS 4.0
8.6
EPSS
0.1%
CVE-2026-41386 npm CRITICAL PATCH GHSA Act Now

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw allows remote unauthenticated attackers to elevate privileges beyond intended device roles during first-use pairing. The vulnerability stems from bootstrap setup codes lacking proper binding to device roles and scopes, enabling attackers to exploit the pairing process with low complexity and no user interaction. VulnCheck reported this issue, and a vendor patch is available as of 2026.3.22. While no active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV), the network attack vector (AV:N) and absence of authentication requirements (PR:N) create significant exposure for organizations deploying new OpenClaw instances.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
CVSS 4.0
9.1
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-41329 npm CRITICAL PATCH GHSA Act Now

Sandbox bypass in OpenClaw (pre-2026.3.31) enables authenticated remote attackers to escalate privileges by manipulating heartbeat context inheritance and senderIsOwner parameters. Exploitation requires low attack complexity with present attack technique capability, achieving complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability across vulnerable and subsequent system scope. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV), but VulnCheck disclosure indicates researcher-identified vulnerability with public GitHub commit and security advisory available.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
CVSS 4.0
9.0
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-35669 npm HIGH PATCH GHSA This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes allows authenticated attackers to bypass scope restrictions and gain operator.admin privileges. The vulnerability affects OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.25, enabling low-privileged authenticated users to perform unauthorized administrative actions through improperly minted runtime scopes. Exploitation requires network access and low-level authentication but no user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
CVSS 4.0
8.7
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-35663 npm HIGH PATCH GHSA This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.25 allows authenticated low-privilege operators to bypass pairing requirements during backend reconnection, self-requesting elevated scopes to gain operator.admin privileges. Attackers with existing operator credentials exploit improper scope validation (CWE-648) to escalate from limited operator access to full administrative control over the OpenClaw system. Exploitation requires network access and low-privilege authentication (CVSS:3.1 PR:L), enabling high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
CVSS 4.0
8.7
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-35645 npm MEDIUM PATCH This Month

OpenClaw before version 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that improperly uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope, allowing authenticated attackers to execute privileged operations with unintended administrative access by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client. CVSS score of 6.1 reflects the requirement for low-level user authentication (PR:L) and network accessibility; patch availability is confirmed.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
CVSS 4.0
6.1
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-35639 npm HIGH PATCH GHSA This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 enables authenticated attackers with operator.pairing approver role to escalate privileges to operator.admin through insufficient scope validation in the device.pair.approve method. Exploitation allows approval of device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver legitimately holds, ultimately enabling remote code execution on Node infrastructure. Affects OpenClaw deployments where role-based access control enforces operator privilege hierarchies. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation RCE
NVD GitHub VulDB
CVSS 4.0
8.7
EPSS
0.2%
CVE-2026-35625 HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw (versions prior to 2026.3.25) enables authenticated local attackers to silently elevate permissions from operator.read to operator.admin during shared-auth reconnection events, achieving remote code execution on affected nodes. The vulnerability exploits auto-approval of scope-upgrade requests in local reconnection flows, requiring low-privilege local access (PR:L) with no user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Vendor-released patch available via commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229.

Privilege Escalation RCE
NVD GitHub VulDB
CVSS 4.0
8.5
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-20126 HIGH This Week

Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to gain root privileges on (CVSS 8.8).

Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Manager
NVD
CVSS 3.1
8.8
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-20122 MEDIUM POC KEV THREAT This Month

Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected system and gain vmanage user priv (CVSS 5.4).

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NVD VulDB
CVSS 3.1
5.4
EPSS
0.0%
Threat
4.1
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH PATCH This Week

F5 BIG-IP iControl REST allows authenticated attackers with Manager role or higher to execute arbitrary commands through malicious configuration objects. This authenticated remote code execution vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 but requires high privileges (Manager role), significantly limiting the attack surface to insider threats or compromised administrator accounts. No public exploitation or proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, and F5 has released vendor patches per advisory K000160916.

Information Disclosure
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw allows remote unauthenticated attackers to elevate privileges beyond intended device roles during first-use pairing. The vulnerability stems from bootstrap setup codes lacking proper binding to device roles and scopes, enabling attackers to exploit the pairing process with low complexity and no user interaction. VulnCheck reported this issue, and a vendor patch is available as of 2026.3.22. While no active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV), the network attack vector (AV:N) and absence of authentication requirements (PR:N) create significant exposure for organizations deploying new OpenClaw instances.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.0
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Sandbox bypass in OpenClaw (pre-2026.3.31) enables authenticated remote attackers to escalate privileges by manipulating heartbeat context inheritance and senderIsOwner parameters. Exploitation requires low attack complexity with present attack technique capability, achieving complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability across vulnerable and subsequent system scope. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV), but VulnCheck disclosure indicates researcher-identified vulnerability with public GitHub commit and security advisory available.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw gateway-authenticated plugin HTTP routes allows authenticated attackers to bypass scope restrictions and gain operator.admin privileges. The vulnerability affects OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.25, enabling low-privileged authenticated users to perform unauthorized administrative actions through improperly minted runtime scopes. Exploitation requires network access and low-level authentication but no user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.25 allows authenticated low-privilege operators to bypass pairing requirements during backend reconnection, self-requesting elevated scopes to gain operator.admin privileges. Attackers with existing operator credentials exploit improper scope validation (CWE-648) to escalate from limited operator access to full administrative control over the OpenClaw system. Exploitation requires network access and low-privilege authentication (CVSS:3.1 PR:L), enabling high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.1
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

OpenClaw before version 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that improperly uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope, allowing authenticated attackers to execute privileged operations with unintended administrative access by triggering session deletion without a request-scoped client. CVSS score of 6.1 reflects the requirement for low-level user authentication (PR:L) and network accessibility; patch availability is confirmed.

Privilege Escalation
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 enables authenticated attackers with operator.pairing approver role to escalate privileges to operator.admin through insufficient scope validation in the device.pair.approve method. Exploitation allows approval of device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver legitimately holds, ultimately enabling remote code execution on Node infrastructure. Affects OpenClaw deployments where role-based access control enforces operator privilege hierarchies. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Privilege Escalation RCE
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Privilege escalation in OpenClaw (versions prior to 2026.3.25) enables authenticated local attackers to silently elevate permissions from operator.read to operator.admin during shared-auth reconnection events, achieving remote code execution on affected nodes. The vulnerability exploits auto-approval of scope-upgrade requests in local reconnection flows, requiring low-privilege local access (PR:L) with no user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Vendor-released patch available via commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229.

Privilege Escalation RCE
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to gain root privileges on (CVSS 8.8).

Cisco Catalyst Sd Wan Manager
NVD
EPSS 0% 4.1 CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM POC KEV THREAT This Month

Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected system and gain vmanage user priv (CVSS 5.4).

Information Disclosure Cisco
NVD VulDB

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