OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities
Priority LOW 29CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, under iMessage `groupPolicy=allowlist`, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts. Version 2026.2.14 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openclaw (openclaw): 2026.2.14openclaw (npm): 2026.2.14+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | openclaw | before 2026.2.14 | 2026.2.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| OpenClaw | clawdbot | up to 2026.1.24-3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.14 | 2026.2.14 | Patch available | GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m |
| — | clawdbot (npm) | before 2026.2.14 | 2026.2.14 | Patch available | GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m |
- openclaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.14 Fixed in 2026.2.14 Patch available CNA
- clawdbot VendorOpenClaw Affected up to 2026.1.24-3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.14 Fixed in 2026.2.14 Patch available GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m
- clawdbot (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.14 Fixed in 2026.2.14 Patch available GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m
Remediation
- Fix · CNA openclaw (openclaw) Fixed in 2026.2.14
- Fix · GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m clawdbot (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.14 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m
References
Patch 2
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-26328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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