Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p |
| Aliases | |
| Summary | OpenClaw: Channel commands could bypass account-scoped `configWrites` restrictions ## Summary In affected versions of `openclaw`, channel-initiated config mutations were authorized against the originating account's `configWrites` policy but did not consistently re-check the targeted account scope. An authorized sender on one account could mutate protected sibling-account configuration when the target account had `configWrites: false`. ## Impact This is an account-scoped policy bypass inside a single gateway deployment. Channel commands such as `/config set channels.<provider>.accounts.<id>...` and config-backed `/allowlist ... --config --account <id>` could modify protected sibling-account configuration. ## Affected Packages and Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8` - Fixed in: `2026.3.11` ## Technical Details The mutation path validated the origin account scope but did not consistently authorize every resolved target scope. Ambiguous collection and root writes under `channels` and `channels.<provider>.accounts` could therefore reach protected account configuration from channel command surfaces. ## Fix OpenClaw now authorizes config mutations against both the origin scope and each resolved target scope, and it rejects ambiguous root and collection writes from channel commands unless the caller is an internal gateway client with `operator.admin`. The fix shipped in `openclaw@2026.3.11`. ## Workarounds Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 5.9 |
| Risk | 3.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 6.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p/GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p.json |
| generic_textual | MODERATE |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p | Advisory | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8jhh-jcqg-mj5p |
| v2026.3.11 | Other | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11 |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
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| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.