CVE-2026-41376
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in Matrix thread root and reply context handling that fails to properly validate message senders. Attackers can fetch thread-root and reply context messages that should be filtered by sender allowlists, bypassing access controls.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.6–6.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0948OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-rg8m-3943-vm6qOpenClaw: Matrix thread root and reply context bypass sender allowlist2026-04-02ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Matrix thread root and reply context bypass sender allowlist ## Current Maintainer Triage - Status: open - Normalized severity: medium - Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28 Matrix because fetched thread-root/reply context bypasses sender allowlists, with unreleased mainline filtering fix. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31` - Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31` - First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31` ## Fix Commit(s) - `8a563d603b70ef6338915f0527bee87282c3bad5` — 2026-03-31T17:09:03+01:00 OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41376cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8a563d603b70ef6338915f0527bee87282c3bad5enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rg8m-3943-vm6qenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-matrix-thread-context-allowlist-bypass-via-sender-validationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8a563d603b70ef6338915f0527bee87282c3bad5Patchnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rg8m-3943-vm6qVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-matrix-thread-context-allowlist-bypass-via-sender-validationThird Party Advisorynvd
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