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GHSA-f6h3-846h-2r8w

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Mar 4, 2026·Last modified Mar 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

In certain elevated-mode configurations, tools.elevated.allowFrom accepted broader identity signals than intended. The fix tightens matching to sender-scoped identity by default and makes mutable metadata matching explicit.

Context

OpenClaw is commonly used in 1:1 chats or trusted group chats. In that intended model, this issue is best treated as authorization hardening / defense-in-depth for elevated sender approval.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published npm version at triage: 2026.2.21-2
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.21-2
  • Planned patched version (pre-set for publish-ready advisory): 2026.2.22

Details

Elevated sender authorization now matches sender-scoped identity values only by default (SenderId, From, SenderE164) and no longer considers recipient routing fields such as ctx.To.

Mutable sender metadata (SenderName, SenderUsername, SenderTag) now requires explicit allowlist prefixes (name:, username:, tag:). Explicit identity prefixes are also supported (id:, from:, e164:).

Fix Commit(s)

  • 6817c0ec7b4fa830123d4f5c340f075a4bd04ee2

Release Process Note

The advisory patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.22). Once npm openclaw@2026.2.22 is published, this advisory can be published without additional content edits.

OpenClaw thanks @jiseoung for reporting.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
1.3

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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