Improper Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.28


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15929025
  • published8 Apr 2026
  • disclosed7 Apr 2026
  • creditAnt AI Security Lab

Introduced: 7 Apr 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.28 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization via the /phone arm and /phone disarm commands bypassing the operator.admin scope check for external channels. An attacker can perform unauthorized actions by sending these commands from an external channel.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1