OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24 authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to authentication bypass. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-35642. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.24 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where group reaction events bypass the requireMention access control mechanism. Attackers can trigger reactions in mention-gated groups to enqueue agent-visible system events that should remain restricted.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-35642 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.25 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f8c98630785288cc1f1d0893503ef3b653a3cede is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.25
Patch: f8c98630785288cc1f1d0893503ef3b653a3cede

Timelineinfo

04/04/2026 CVE reserved
04/10/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mw7w-g3mg-xqm7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35642 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356782

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2026 06:58
Changes: 04/10/2026 06:58 (78)
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Cache ID: 216:60D:103

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