GHSA-HW9R-H9MR-4JFF 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...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the chat.send route. An attacker can perform unauthorized privileged actions by leveraging inherited external routes to bypass required scope checks, enabling...

CVE-2026-35674 OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Scope Bypass via Inherited chat.send Route

OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a scope bypass vulnerability in the Gateway chat.send route that allows scoped clients to execute privileged commands. Attackers with operator.write scope can deliver commands through inherited external routes to bypass operator.approvals and operator.admin scop...

CVE-2026-35674

OpenClaw prior to 2026.5.18 has a scope bypass vulnerability in the Gateway chat.send route. If an attacker holds operator.write scope, they can deliver commands through inherited external routes to bypass operator.approvals and operator.admin scope requirements, enabling unauthorized mutations t...