Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15423878
  • published5 Mar 2026
  • disclosed4 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-639  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 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 tools.elevated.allowFrom process. An attacker can gain unauthorized elevated access by providing broader identity signals than intended, bypassing sender-scoped authorization checks.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1