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TI-2026-27725 Aliases CVE-2026-35624GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Policy Confusion via Room Name Collision in Nextcloud Talk

Priority LOW 12CWE-807Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.22openclaw (npm): 2026.3.22

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 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableGHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.22
  • Fix · GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.22 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.22

    11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27740 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope ValidationPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-27739 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UIPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-27734 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unbounded Memory Allocation via Remote Media Error ResponsesPriority LOW 37

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr

References

  • 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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