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.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9 | OpenClaw: Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Channel Allowlist Persistence via chat.send |
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Solution
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Workaround
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History
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Privilege Escalation via chat.send to Allowlist Persistence | |
| First Time appeared |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-10T16:03:09.856Z
Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:28:49.756Z
Link: CVE-2026-35621
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-10T17:17:04.520
Modified: 2026-04-10T17:17:04.520
Link: CVE-2026-35621
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Github GHSA