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GHSA-wpg9-4g4v-f9rc

MediumCVSS 5.9 / 10
Published Mar 3, 2026·Last modified May 5, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

In openclaw@2026.3.1, the Discord voice transcript path called agentCommand(...) without senderIsOwner, and agentCommand defaults missing senderIsOwner to true.

This could allow a non-owner voice participant in the same channel to reach owner-only tool surfaces (gateway, cron) during voice transcript turns.

Security model note

OpenClaw’s documented trust model is a personal assistant model (one trusted operator), not an adversarial multi-user boundary.

  • OpenClaw does not treat one shared gateway/chat surface as a hardened per-user auth boundary.
  • Mixed-trust deployments (mutually untrusted users sharing one gateway/channel) are outside recommended deployment boundaries.

This report is treated as a valid hardening/authorization bug because owner-only tool policy should still be applied consistently across chat-driven turns, including Discord voice transcript ingress.

Details

Relevant path:

  1. Voice transcript run omitted senderIsOwner in Discord voice manager.
  2. Missing senderIsOwner defaulted to true in agentCommand.
  3. Owner-only tool policy is keyed on senderIsOwner.
  4. gateway and cron are owner-only tools.

Impact

  • Affects deployments where Discord voice is enabled and the bot is present in channels with non-owner participants.
  • No gateway-auth boundary bypass was required.
  • Practical risk depends strongly on whether the deployment is single-trust (recommended) or mixed-trust (not recommended).

Severity rationale

Downgraded from high to medium to align with OpenClaw’s trust model and deployment assumptions:

  • Requires participation in the same voice environment as the trusted operator workflow.
  • Requires Discord voice path conditions (joined voice channel + transcript flow).
  • Does not introduce a new cross-gateway or unauthenticated boundary bypass.

Remediation

  • Always pass explicit senderIsOwner from Discord voice transcript ingress.
  • Fail closed (false) when owner status is unknown for non-local/chat ingress paths.
  • Keep regression tests that verify owner/non-owner voice speaker handling.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.3.1
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.3.2 (released)
Risk Scores
Base Score
5.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.14%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in 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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