AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-35662: OpenClaw leaf subagents can bypass controlScope restrictions to send messages to child sessions

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.3 · 3.1 4.3GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w

Summary Leaf subagents could still use the send action to message controlled child sessions even when their controlScope was narrower than children. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected: = 2026.3.22 - Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87) - Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2 Fix Commit(s) -…

Published Mar 26, 2026 · Updated Apr 10, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed in: 2026.3.22
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Leaf subagents could still use the send action to message controlled child sessions even when their controlScope was narrower than children.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

7679eb375294941b02214c234aff3948796969d0

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents/action-send.ts now threads controller context through the send path.
src/agents/subagent-control.ts now blocks send attempts unless the requester owns the target and has controlScope="children".

OpenClaw thanks @space08 for reporting.

Credited to space08.

References

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