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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-04 | Published 2026-04-10 | Updated 2026-04-10 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 6.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.25
affected

2026.3.25 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

Peng Zhou (@zpbrent) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r)) third-party-advisory

github.com/...ommit/2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...-policy-bypass-via-verification-notices (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-35647)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-35647)

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