OpenClaw has an unauthorized sender bypass in its stop triggers and /models command authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
### Summary Unauthorized senders could trigger two command paths without sender authorization checks: 1. stop-like natural-language abort triggers 2. `/models` command output ### Impact An unauthorized sender could disrupt active sessions and view model/auth metadata that should be authorization-gated. ### Fix Sender authorization is now enforced for stop-like abort triggers and `/models` listings. ### Affected and Patched Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.2.26` - Patched: `2026.3.1`
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.3.1 | 2026.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-8m9v-xpgf-g99m |
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.1 Fixed in 2026.3.1 Patch available GHSA-8m9v-xpgf-g99m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8m9v-xpgf-g99m openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-8m9v-xpgf-g99m
References
Sources
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