OpenClaw: browser.request still allows POST /reset-profile through the operator.write surface

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

8.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2026-35653: 0.60% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 48.76 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.3.24, the current shipping release. Title browser.request still allows POST /reset-profile through the operator.write surface in OpenClaw v2026.3.22 after GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q Severity Assessment High CWE: - CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization Proposed CVSS v3.1: - 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H) An authenticated caller who only has access to the scoped Gateway method browser.request on the operator.write surface can still reach a destructive persistent-profile management route. Likely related advisory family: - GHSA-vmhq-cqm9-6p7q This should be treated as a later-version residual or incomplete fix. The earlier fix blocked POST /profiles/create and profile deletion, but the latest released v2026.3.22 code still omits POST /reset-profile from the same mutation gate. Impact A caller with operator.write access to browser.request can still trigger persistent profile reset via POST /reset-profile. This crosses the intended privilege boundary for…

Published by the source

30 Mar 2026, 19:05 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Apr 2026, 17:42 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-35653

Advisory: OpenClaw: `browser.request` still allows `POST /reset-profile` through the `operator.write` surface
IDs: CVE-2026-35653, GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-35653 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.3.24. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.3.24; fixed in 2026.3.24

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r (OSV record GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.24 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.24)

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