Improper Privilege Management Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.24-beta.1
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- published31 Mar 2026
- disclosed30 Mar 2026
- creditzpbrent
Introduced: 30 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-269 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.24-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management through the /allowlist process. An attacker can escalate privileges by using an authenticated gateway client with operator.write scope to persist unauthorized changes to channel authorization policies via the chat.send command, bypassing intended admin-level restrictions.