Improper privilege management in OpenClaw - #VU125218
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify persistent channel authorization policy.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the /allowlist command handler when processing /allowlist add or remove commands through the chat.send gateway method. A remote user can send a specially crafted chat.send request to modify persistent channel authorization policy.
The issue affects internal gateway callers because chat.send creates a command-authorized internal context, allowing an operator.write-scoped client to reach config-backed allowlist writes that are intended to be reserved for operator.admin.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.