CVE-2026-41344
OpenClaw: Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only persisted `verboseLevel` via `chat.send` `/verbose`
Description
## Summary The `chat.send` path let authorized write-scoped callers persist `/verbose` session overrides even though the same stored session mutation is admin-only through `sessions.patch`. ## Impact A write-scoped gateway caller could persist verbose output for later runs and expose more reasoning or tool output than the operator intended. ## Affected Component `src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts, src/gateway/sessions-patch.ts` ## Fixed Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.3.24` - Patched: `>= 2026.3.28` - Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix. ## Fix Fixed by commit `c603123528` (`fix(gateway): require admin for persisted verbose defaults`).
How to fix CVE-2026-41344
To remediate CVE-2026-41344, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.3.28 or later
Is CVE-2026-41344 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.3.28
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |