CVE-2026-44110 | THREATINT

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in Matrix room control-command authorization that trusts DM pairing-store entries. Attackers with DM-paired sender IDs can execute room control commands without being in configured allowlists by posting in bot rooms, potentially enabling privileged OpenClaw behavior.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-05 | Published 2026-05-06 | Updated 2026-05-07 | Assigner VulnCheck

HIGH: 7.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 2026.4.15

affected

2026.4.15 (semver)

unaffected

Credits

Nathan (@nexrin) reporter

KeenSecurityLab finder

qclawer finder

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2gvc-4f3c-2855 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-2gvc-4f3c-2855)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/f8705f512b09043df02b5da372c33374734bd921 (Patch Commit (1)) patch

github.com/...ommit/2bfd808a83116bd888e3e2633a61473fa2ed81b6 (Patch Commit (2)) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...m-control-commands-via-dm-pairing-store (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Authorization Bypass in Matrix Room Control Commands via DM Pairing Store) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-44110)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-44110)

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