OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Unauthorized Reaction Status Event Enqueue via Access Check Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an access control vulnerability in signal reaction notification handling that allows unauthorized senders to enqueue status events before authorization checks are applied. Attackers can exploit the reaction-only event path in event-handler.ts to queue signal reaction status lines for sessions without proper DM or group access validation.
Why it matters now
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 2026.2.25 | 2026.2.25 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.25 | 2026.2.25 | Patch available | GHSA-792q-qw95-f446 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.25 Fixed in 2026.2.25 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.25 Fixed in 2026.2.25 Patch available GHSA-792q-qw95-f446
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.25
- Fix · GHSA-792q-qw95-f446 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.25 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.2.25
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-24583 OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Privilege Escalation via Unpaired Device Identity in Shared Gateway AuthenticationPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-24597 OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Authentication Bypass via Control UI client.id ParameterPriority LOW 27
- TI-2026-24605 OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Approval Identity Mismatch in system.run Command ExecutionPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-792q-qw95-f446
References
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-2026-32050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-792q-qw95-f446 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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