CVE-2026-41329
criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a sandbox bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to escalate privileges via heartbeat context inheritance and senderIsOwner parameter manipulation. Attackers can exploit improper context validation to bypass sandbox restrictions and achieve unauthorized privilege escalation.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.1–9.9
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0948OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-g5cg-8x5w-7jpmOpenClaw: Heartbeat context inheritance bypasses sandbox via senderIsOwner escalation2026-04-02ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Heartbeat context inheritance bypasses sandbox via senderIsOwner escalation ## Current Maintainer Triage - Status: open - Normalized severity: Critical ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31` - Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31` - First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31` ## Fix Commit(s) - `a30214a624946fc5c85c9558a27c1580172374fd` — 2026-03-31T09:06:51+09:00 OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41329cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a30214a624946fc5c85c9558a27c1580172374fdenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g5cg-8x5w-7jpmenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-bypass-via-heartbeat-context-inheritance-and-senderisowner-escalationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a30214a624946fc5c85c9558a27c1580172374fdPatchnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g5cg-8x5w-7jpmVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-bypass-via-heartbeat-context-inheritance-and-senderisowner-escalationThird Party Advisorynvd
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