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TI-2026-27722 Aliases CVE-2026-35621GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9

OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Allowlist Persistence

Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass, Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-269.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the /allowlist command fails to re-validate gateway client scopes for internal callers, allowing operator.write-scoped clients to mutate channel authorization policy. Attackers can exploit chat.send to build an internal command-authorized context and persist channel allowFrom and groupAllowFrom policy changes reserved for operator.admin scope.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00275 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.24openclaw (npm): 2026.3.24

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.242026.3.24Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.242026.3.24Patch availableGHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.24 Fixed in 2026.3.24 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.24 Fixed in 2026.3.24 Patch available GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.24VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.24 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.24
  • Fix · GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.24 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.24

    8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook InstallationPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body ParsingPriority HIGH 70
    • TI-2026-27754 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Incorrect Authorization in POST /reset-profile via browser.requestPriority HIGH 67
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35621
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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