CVE-2026-35637
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 performs cite expansion before completing channel and DM authorization checks, allowing cite work and content handling prior to final auth decisions. Attackers can exploit this timing vulnerability to access or manipulate content before proper authorization validation occurs.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.7–7.3
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0856OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen – sogar Administratorrechte – zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4OpenClaw: Tlon cite expansion happens before channel and DM authorization is complete2026-03-26ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Tlon cite expansion happened before channel and DM authorization completed, allowing cite work and content handling before the final auth decision. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: < 2026.3.22 - Fixed: >= 2026.3.22 - Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`) - Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2` ## Fix Commit(s) - `3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93` - `ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87` ## Release Status The fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`. ## Code-Level Confirmation - extensions/tlon/src/monitor/index.ts now defers cite expansion until after authorization and preserves explicit empty-allowlist semantics. - extensions/tlon/src/monitor/utils.ts and extensions/tlon/src/security.test.ts ship the deferred cite expansion behavior and regressions. OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.
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references (16)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dmcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87enisa_euvd
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