CVE-2026-35621

Medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the /allowlist command fails to re-validate gateway client scopes for internal callers, allowing operator.write-scoped clients to mutate channel authorization policy. Attackers can exploit chat.send to build an internal command-authorized context and persist channel allowFrom and groupAllowFrom policy changes reserved for operator.admin scope.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedApr 10, 2026

First seenApr 10, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.24 or later
openclaw2026.3.24 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-94pw-c6m8-p9p9

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.24	2026.3.24
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.24	2026.3.24

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