Incorrect Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.7-beta.1
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- published10 Mar 2026
- disclosed9 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 9 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-863 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.7-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the chat.send process. An attacker can perform unauthorized persistent configuration changes by routing /config set or /config unset commands through an authenticated gateway client with operator.write privileges, bypassing intended admin-only restrictions. This is only exploitable if the attacker has an authenticated gateway client with operator.write, chat.send access, and /config command support enabled.