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OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Configuration Dependency management, component inventory
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N indicates a network-accessible vulnerability with high attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, with low integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact. The high complexity factor (AC:H) and limited scope (integrity only, no confidentiality breach) reduce the practical exploitability despite network accessibility. While no EPSS score or KEV status was provided in the intelligence, the vulnerability's low CVSS (3.7) combined with the high attack complexity suggests moderate real-world risk. The availability of a vendor patch and specific commit hash (2aa7842adeedef423be7ce283a9144b9f1a0a669) indicates the vendor has validated and resolved the flaw, lowering urgency for organizations that can patch promptly. This is not a critical vulnerability despite touching authorization logic; the high complexity barrier and limited impact scope position it as a lower-priority remediation target compared to high-CVSS or actively exploited flaws. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker on the internet identifies an OpenClaw instance and crafts a signal reaction notification packet targeting a session they lack authorization to access (such as a group chat or DM they are not a member of). Due to the high attack complexity, the attacker must overcome network-level defenses or application-level timing constraints, but upon successful delivery, the malicious reaction event is enqueued into the target session's event queue before the authorization check executes. This allows the attacker to inject a reaction status line into a protected session, causing minor integrity compromise by injecting unsolicited reaction data without triggering access denial errors. No public proof-of-concept is known to exist, and the high complexity barrier makes opportunistic exploitation unlikely. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 21, 2026
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an access control vulnerability in the signal reaction notification handling mechanism that allows unauthenticated attackers to enqueue status events before authorization checks are performed. Attackers can exploit the reaction-only event path in event-handler.ts to inject signal reaction status lines into sessions without validating proper DM or group access permissions, resulting in integrity compromise. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7 (low-to-moderate severity) with an attack vector of network, high complexity, and no privileges required, though no active exploitation or public proof-of-concept has been confirmed in known exploit databases.
RemediationAI
Upgrade OpenClaw to version 2026.2.25 or later immediately, referencing the vendor patch commit 2aa7842adeedef423be7ce283a9144b9f1a0a669 available at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2aa7842adeedef423be7ce283a9144b9f1a0a669. Organizations unable to patch immediately should implement network-level access controls to restrict signal reaction event submission to trusted internal sources, disable or restrict direct message and group reaction features until patching is possible, and monitor event handler logs for suspicious reaction event enqueueing patterns that precede authorization failures. Review recent access logs for any evidence of unauthorized reaction status events being queued to sessions without proper group or DM permissions.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in npm
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in OpenClaw's event handling architecture, specifically in the event-handler.ts component that processes signal reaction notifications. The root cause is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), where access control checks are performed after event enqueueing rather than before. The affected product is identified via CPE as cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw (all versions prior to 2026.2.25). The flaw exploits the reaction-only event processing path, which bypasses standard DM (direct message) and group access validation mechanisms. This represents a classic broken access control pattern where the order of security operations—specifically post-enqueue validation instead of pre-enqueue validation—creates an authorization bypass window.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
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3DescriptionCVE.org
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an access control vulnerability in signal reaction notification handling that allows unauthorized senders to enqueue status events before authorization checks are applied. Attackers can exploit the reaction-only event path in event-handler.ts to queue signal reaction status lines for sessions without proper DM or group access validation.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-32050 is a low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.7). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. A patch is available and can be applied during standard maintenance windows.
Apply vendor patch during routine maintenance. Standard security controls provide adequate interim protection.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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