CVE-2026-41386
Privilege escalation during first-use pairing; bootstrap codes not bound to roles.
Is CVE-2026-41386 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-41386 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-41386?
CVE-2026-41386 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-41386?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-41386. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-41386 affect?
CVE-2026-41386 affects OpenClaw platform. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-41386?
Apply patched OpenClaw update; ensure bootstrap bindings are corrected.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can escalate privileges during initial pairing by misbinding bootstrap codes, gaining unauthorized control.
Immediate action required
- affected< 2026.3.22
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.