Incorrect Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.5.18


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-17139459
  • published3 Jun 2026
  • disclosed29 May 2026
  • creditDikai Zou

Introduced: 29 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-35674  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.18 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the chat.send route. An attacker can perform unauthorized privileged actions by leveraging inherited external routes to bypass required scope checks, enabling unauthorized modification of plugins, configuration, MCP, allowlist, and ACP settings.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1