AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-5r8f-96gm-5j6g: OpenClaw Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only session reset via `chat.send` `/reset`

highCVSS 4.0 7.1

Summary The chat.send path reused command authorization to trigger /reset session rotation even though direct session reset is an admin-only control-plane operation. Impact A write-scoped gateway caller could rotate a target session, archive the prior transcript state, and force a new session id without admin scope.

Published Apr 1, 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 reused command authorization to trigger /reset session rotation even though direct session reset is an admin-only control-plane operation.

Impact

A write-scoped gateway caller could rotate a target session, archive the prior transcript state, and force a new session id without admin scope.

Affected Component

src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts, src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts

Fixed Versions

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

Fix

Fixed by commit be00fcfccb (Gateway: align chat.send reset scope checks).

Credited to zpbrent.

References

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