GHSA-2HM8-RQRM-XFJQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 21:36 – Updated: 2026-03-03 21:36
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw's owner-only gateway tool access checks were incomplete in specific authenticated DM flows
Details
Summary
In authenticated non-owner DM sessions, a narrow tool-invocation path could reach broader-than-intended owner-only gateway actions.
Impact
This requires an authenticated non-owner sender in a DM session and a specific tool invocation path. No unauthenticated access is involved, and this does not provide direct code execution by itself.
Root Cause
- Some gateway call paths were still using broader default scopes instead of method-level least-privilege scopes.
- Owner-only enforcement depended on tool-name checks and was not consistently metadata-driven across all call paths.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected:
<= 2026.2.17(latest published npm version as of February 19, 2026) - Patched:
2026.2.19
Remediation
- Refactored gateway method scope mapping to a data-driven table and added guard tests to ensure all exposed core gateway methods stay classified.
- Centralized owner-only enforcement in tool policy wrappers and tool metadata.
- Marked owner-only tools explicitly (
cron,gateway,whatsapp_login) and removed duplicated per-tool owner checks. - Refactored gateway call path internals into smaller helpers while preserving behavior and coverage.
Fix Commit(s)
a40c10d3e24568b1e2947c104484be74bf66b8d22777d8ad91ef1e8a7c6f5b4b18f8507be7d029143d7ad1cfca4daaa84cd553e843e0e08fa6201349
OpenClaw thanks @Adam55A-code for reporting.
Severity
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"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-269",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T21:36:33Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "## Summary\n\nIn authenticated non-owner DM sessions, a narrow tool-invocation path could reach broader-than-intended owner-only gateway actions.\n\n## Impact\n\nThis requires an authenticated non-owner sender in a DM session and a specific tool invocation path. No unauthenticated access is involved, and this does not provide direct code execution by itself.\n\n## Root Cause\n\n- Some gateway call paths were still using broader default scopes instead of method-level least-privilege scopes.\n- Owner-only enforcement depended on tool-name checks and was not consistently metadata-driven across all call paths.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.17` (latest published npm version as of February 19, 2026)\n- Patched: `2026.2.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\n- Refactored gateway method scope mapping to a data-driven table and added guard tests to ensure all exposed core gateway methods stay classified.\n- Centralized owner-only enforcement in tool policy wrappers and tool metadata.\n- Marked owner-only tools explicitly (`cron`, `gateway`, `whatsapp_login`) and removed duplicated per-tool owner checks.\n- Refactored gateway call path internals into smaller helpers while preserving behavior and coverage.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `a40c10d3e24568b1e2947c104484be74bf66b8d2`\n- `2777d8ad91ef1e8a7c6f5b4b18f8507be7d02914`\n- `3d7ad1cfca4daaa84cd553e843e0e08fa6201349`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @Adam55A-code for reporting.",
"id": "GHSA-2hm8-rqrm-xfjq",
"modified": "2026-03-03T21:36:33Z",
"published": "2026-03-03T21:36:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2hm8-rqrm-xfjq"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2777d8ad91ef1e8a7c6f5b4b18f8507be7d02914"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3d7ad1cfca4daaa84cd553e843e0e08fa6201349"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a40c10d3e24568b1e2947c104484be74bf66b8d2"
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "OpenClaw\u0027s owner-only gateway tool access checks were incomplete in specific authenticated DM flows"
}
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