# CVE-2026-41378

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 8.8).

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing paired nodes with role=node to dispatch node.event agent requests with unrestricted gateway-side tool access. Attackers with trusted paired node credentials can escalate privileges by leveraging unrestricted agent.request dispatch to achieve remote code execution on the gateway.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-41378
- **Published:** 2026-04-28
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 8.8
- **CWE codes:** CWE-862

## Affected products

- `openclaw:openclaw`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41378

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-41378. Retrieved 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-41378. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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