OpenClaw: Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Channel Allowlist Persistence via chat.send

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.3.24, the current shipping release. Summary The shared /allowlist command persists channel authorization config through writeConfigFile... but does not re-validate gateway client scopes for internal gateway callers. Because chat.send is intentionally reachable to...

Improper Privilege Management

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management through the /allowlist process. An attacker can escalate privileges by using an authenticated gateway client with operator.write scope to persist unauthorize...

OpenClaw: `operator.write` chat.send could reach admin-only config writes

Summary A gateway client authenticated with operator.write could route /config set or /config unset through chat.send and reach persistent config mutation even though direct config RPC methods are admin-scoped. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published vulnerable...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the chat.send process. An attacker can perform unauthorized persistent configuration changes by routing /config set or /config unset commands through an...

GHSA-HFPR-JHPQ-X4RM OpenClaw: `operator.write` chat.send could reach admin-only config writes

Summary A gateway client authenticated with operator.write could route /config set or /config unset through chat.send and reach persistent config mutation even though direct config RPC methods are admin-scoped. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published vulnerable...

GHSA-CXPW-2G23-2VGW OpenClaw: ACP prompt-size checks missing in local stdio bridge could reduce responsiveness with very large inputs

Vulnerability The ACP bridge accepted very large prompt text blocks and could assemble oversized prompt payloads before forwarding them to chat.send. Because ACP runs over local stdio, this mainly affects local ACP clients for example IDE integrations that send unusually large inputs. Affected...

OpenClaw: ACP prompt-size checks missing in local stdio bridge could reduce responsiveness with very large inputs

Vulnerability The ACP bridge accepted very large prompt text blocks and could assemble oversized prompt payloads before forwarding them to chat.send. Because ACP runs over local stdio, this mainly affects local ACP clients for example IDE integrations that send unusually large inputs. Affected...