Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.23-beta.1
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- creditJisung
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-639 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.23-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in the resolveSenderCandidates process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to command or directive execution by configuring commands.allowFrom with conversation identifiers, which allows any participant in that conversation to perform actions intended only for specific sender identities.