AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-32027: OpenClaw DM pairing-store identities could satisfy group allowlist authorization

highCVSS 4.0 7.1 · 3.1 6.5GHSA-jv6r-27ww-4gw4

Summary DM pairing-store identities were incorrectly eligible for group allowlist authorization checks, enabling cross-context authorization in group message paths. Details In affected versions, group allowlist evaluation could inherit identities from the DM pairing store. A sender approved via DM pairing could satisfy group sender allowlist checks without being explicitly present in groupAllowFrom.

Published Mar 3, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.2.25
Fixed in: 2026.2.26
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

DM pairing-store identities were incorrectly eligible for group allowlist authorization checks, enabling cross-context authorization in group message paths.

Details

In affected versions, group allowlist evaluation could inherit identities from the DM pairing store. A sender approved via DM pairing could satisfy group sender allowlist checks without being explicitly present in groupAllowFrom.

This is an authorization-policy boundary issue between DM pairing and group allowlists.

Affected Packages / Versions

openclaw (npm): affected <= 2026.2.25 (latest published npm version at triage time)
openclaw (npm): patched >= 2026.2.26 (planned next release)

Fix Commit(s)

openclaw/openclaw@8bdda7a651c21e98faccdbbd73081e79cffe8be0
openclaw/openclaw@051fdcc428129446e7c084260f837b7284279ce9

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26) so once npm release is published, maintainers can publish the advisory without additional metadata edits.

Maintainer Timeline Note

Maintainers landed the initial fix before this report was filed; this report still provided useful independent confirmation of the issue class and exploit path.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Credited to tdjackey.

References

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