Improper access control in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-28392

 

Improper access control in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-28392

Published: May 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU129480
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28392
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute privileged slash commands.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the Slack slash-command handler when processing direct messages with dmPolicy=open. A remote user can send a direct message containing a slash command to execute privileged slash commands.

Only deployments with Slack direct messages enabled and channels.slack.dm.policy set to open are vulnerable.


Affected software

OpenClaw

How to mitigate CVE-2026-28392

Install security update from vendor's website.

OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.14

External References

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