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TI-2026-27748 Aliases CVE-2026-35647GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r

OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices

Priority LOW 36CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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-288.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00296 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.25

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 2026.3.252026.3.25Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)up to 2026.3.24—No fix listedGHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.25 Fixed in 2026.3.25 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2026.3.24 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.25VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.25 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.25

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.25

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27770 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Gateway Plugin HTTP Authentication ScopePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-27764 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Backend Reconnect Scope Self-ClaimPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-27765 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - DM Pairing Bypass via Legacy Card CallbacksPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35647
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r

References

Patch 1

Advisory 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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