Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains missing authorization vulnerabilities in the /send and /allowlist chat command handlers. The /send command allows non-owner command-authorized senders to change owner-only session delivery policy settings, and the /allowlist mutating commands fail to enforce operator.admin scope. Attackers with operator.write scope can invoke /send on|off|inherit to persistently mutate the current session's sendPolicy, and execute /allowlist add commands to modify config-backed allowFrom entries and pairing-store allowlist entries without proper admin authorization.
Affected products
openclaw: openclaw
References6
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-39mp-545q… ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vqvg-86cc… ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/555b2578a8cc6e1b93f71749693… Patch
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ccfeecb6887cd97937e33a71877… Patch
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ea018a68ccb92dbc735bc1df988… Patch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-missing-authorization-in-… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.4
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 4.0
-
5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 40 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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