Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff |
| Aliases | |
| Summary | OpenClaw: Scoped chat.send route inheritance could bypass admin command scope gates ### Summary Some internal command handlers require `operator.approvals` or `operator.admin` scopes. In affected releases, a scoped Gateway `chat.send` request delivered through an inherited external route could be evaluated as an external-channel command while still carrying the lower Gateway client scopes. This issue affects scoped Gateway clients. It does not apply to shared-secret bearer HTTP compatibility endpoints, which are documented as full operator surfaces under OpenClaw's trust model. ### Affected configurations This affects deployments where a scoped Gateway caller with `operator.write` can use `chat.send` with delivery into a session that has an inherited external delivery route. ### Impact Commands that should have required `operator.approvals` or `operator.admin` could run with only `operator.write` in this routed context. Affected command families included approval resolution and selected administrative commands such as plugin, config, MCP, allowlist, and ACP mutations. ### Patched Versions The first stable patched version is `2026.5.18`. ### Mitigations Upgrade to `openclaw@2026.5.18` or later. Before upgrading, avoid granting `operator.write` tokens to clients that can deliver commands into sessions with external routes unless those clients are trusted with admin-like command effects. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.9 |
| Risk | 4.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-862 | Missing Authorization |
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 8.8 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff/GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff | Advisory | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hw9r-h9mr-4jff |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| 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.