OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 fails to enforce write scopes on the POST /sessions/:sessionKey/kill endpoint in identity-bearing HTTP modes. Read-scoped callers can terminate running subagent sessions by sending requests to this endpoint, bypassing authorization controls.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5hff-46vh-rxmw OpenClaw: Read-scoped identity-bearing HTTP clients could kill sessions via /sessions/:sessionKey/kill
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 fails to enforce write scopes on the POST /sessions/:sessionKey/kill endpoint in identity-bearing HTTP modes. Read-scoped callers can terminate running subagent sessions by sending requests to this endpoint, bypassing authorization controls.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Authorization Bypass in Session Termination Endpoint
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-21T17:34:23.419Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T14:01:13.151Z

Link: CVE-2026-41298

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T17:34:19.062Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-21T00:16:30.350

Modified: 2026-04-21T16:20:24.180

Link: CVE-2026-41298

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T23:30:02Z

Weaknesses