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.
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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-20T23:08:11.787Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-41298

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-41298

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Updated: 2026-04-21T00:30:22Z