AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41344: OpenClaw: Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only persisted `verboseLevel` via `chat.send` `/verbose`

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.3 · 3.1 5.4GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6

Summary The chat.send path let authorized write-scoped callers persist /verbose session overrides even though the same stored session mutation is admin-only through sessions.patch. Impact A write-scoped gateway caller could persist verbose output for later runs and expose more reasoning or tool output than the operator intended.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Fixed in: 2026.3.28
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

The chat.send path let authorized write-scoped callers persist /verbose session overrides even though the same stored session mutation is admin-only through sessions.patch.

Impact

A write-scoped gateway caller could persist verbose output for later runs and expose more reasoning or tool output than the operator intended.

Affected Component

src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts, src/gateway/sessions-patch.ts

Fixed Versions

Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Patched: >= 2026.3.28
Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit c603123528 (fix(gateway): require admin for persisted verbose defaults).

Credited to zpbrent.

References

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