Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain non-owner command access on external channel
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ExploitIssue /voice set command
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ExecutionBypass owner-only authorization check
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ImpactPersist altered Gateway voice configuration
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an OpenClaw Gateway (before 2026.7.1) bridged to an external channel where the attacker holds command access but is NOT the owner - the /voice set command fails to restrict configuration changes to owners. No user interaction or additional authentication beyond the existing command-access foothold is needed (PR:L, UI:N). Exploitation is limited to changing the voice used by Talk responses for the already-configured provider; it does not expose credentials, grant host capabilities, or affect availability, so the practical prerequisite is that the deployment uses external-channel command access and a Talk/voice provider is configured. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority issue whose vendor CVSS 4.0 base of 5.3 already reflects its limited impact. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) shows network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation, but the only impact metric set is VI:L - integrity-limited, with VC:N (no confidentiality loss), VA:N (no availability loss), and no subsequent-system impact (SC/SI/SA:N). The description confirms this scoping: attackers can only change the voice used by Talk responses for the configured provider, explicitly 'without exposing credentials or granting additional host capabilities.' No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' PR:L is correct because the attacker must already have command access on an external channel - this is an authorization scope-widening flaw (CWE-863) where a non-owner sender reaches an owner-only configuration command, not an unauthenticated break-in. Signals are internally consistent: low base score, integrity-only impact, and a narrow precondition all point to a nuisance-grade configuration-tampering bug rather than a security-critical vulnerability. There are no conflicting signals to reconcile. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has command access as a non-owner sender on an external channel bridged to an OpenClaw Gateway issues the /voice set command, which fails to enforce owner-only authorization. This persists a changed voice configuration for the configured Talk provider, altering how the agent's spoken responses sound. No public exploit code is identified, and the impact is confined to configuration integrity - no credential disclosure or host access results. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 26, 2026
OpenClaw Gateway versions before 2026.7.1 contain an authorization bypass in the /voice set command, allowing non-owner external-channel senders with command access to persist changes to the voice used by Talk responses for the configured provider. This is a low-priority integrity-only issue: it does not expose credentials, grant host capabilities, or affect availability, and requires an existing command-access foothold (authenticated, PR:L) plus a configured voice provider. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released a fix in version 2026.7.1.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: OpenClaw 2026.7.1. Upgrade to that version or later to fix the authorization bypass. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict external-channel command access to trusted owners only or disable the /voice set command for non-owner roles; this may reduce functionality for legitimate non-owner operators but prevents unauthorized voice configuration changes. Since the flaw only affects configuration integrity and does not expose credentials or host capabilities, remediation can be prioritized as low per the vendor's CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 and our assessed CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3. Consult the GitHub advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5j27-v2pw-cj9m and VulnCheck advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.7.1-authorization-bypass-via-voice-set for patch details and any additional guidance.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability (CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization) resides in the OpenClaw Gateway's command handling for external channels. The /voice set command is intended to let owners configure which voice is used by Talk responses for a given provider, but the handler fails to enforce owner-only restrictions, so any sender with command access on a bridged external channel can modify that persistent configuration. CPE cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates all OpenClaw versions before 2026.7.1 are affected per EUVD-2026-87461. The impact is limited to configuration integrity (VI:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact, and the underlying provider credentials or host capabilities are not exposed. The vendor advisory GHSA-5j27-v2pw-cj9m and VulnCheck advisory provide further details.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable command with low complexity; PR:L because the attacker needs existing external-channel command access; integrity-only (I:L) config change, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /voice set command that allows non-owner external-channel senders to persist Gateway voice configuration. Attackers with command access can change the voice used by Talk responses for the configured provider, affecting configuration integrity without exposing credentials or granting additional host capabilities.
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Attack Technique
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