Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain lower-trust sender access to agent
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DeliverySend message with injected tool instructions
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ExploitHelper retains policy-removed tools
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ExecutionModel invokes out-of-policy tool
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ImpactCreate persistent scheduled work
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 that session-memory filename generation be enabled for an agent that is reachable by lower-trust senders (a non-default, feature-gated deployment). The attacker must be an already-admitted sender (PR:L) whose policy has removed certain tools, and exploitation only succeeds if the language model acts on the injected instruction and the embedded helper actually exposes the targeted tools (AT:P, AC:H). Limiting factors: no anonymous access, model non-determinism, dependence on which tools the helper retains, and the availability of the vendor workaround (disable session-memory filename generation for agents reachable by lower-trust senders). Fixed in 2026.8.1. |
| Impact | All available signals point to a genuine but low-priority issue. The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (6.0, AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N) describes a network-reachable but high-complexity flaw requiring an attack precondition (AT:P) and low-level privileges (PR:L) - i.e. a sender already admitted to a channel that reaches the agent, not an anonymous internet attacker. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The AC:H/AT:P metrics are well-justified: the description explicitly states exploitability depends on the model acting on the injected instruction and on which tools the helper happens to expose, both of which are non-deterministic and outside attacker control. Impact is integrity-only (VI:H via creation of persistent scheduled work); confidentiality and availability are rated N by the vendor and I agree. This is a real authorization-boundary defect (CWE-863) worth patching, but it is a config-gated, model-mediated, authenticated-sender issue in a niche framework - not a widespread-exploitation priority. Note the CWE (863, authorization) conflicts with the 'Authentication Bypass' tag, which is a mislabel: no authentication is bypassed, an effective tool policy is. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A lower-trust sender who can reach an agent that has session-memory filename generation enabled crafts a message whose model-mediated instructions steer the embedded filename-generation helper into invoking tools that the sender's own policy had removed. Because the helper retained those tools, the model can be induced to create persistent scheduled work (e.g. a recurring/cron-like job) on the agent's behalf. No public proof-of-concept exists; success is contingent on the model following the injected instruction and on which tools the helper exposes. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 26, 2026
OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 mishandles sender tool policies during session-memory filename generation: the helper embedded in that generation path can retain tools that the originating sender's policy had already removed, letting an already-admitted low-trust sender (authenticated, PR:L) reach tools outside their effective policy. Exploitation is gated on a non-default deployment-session-memory filename generation must be enabled for an agent reachable by lower-trust senders-and further depends on the model acting on an injected instruction and the embedded helper actually exposing the targeted tools, so the demonstrated impact is limited to integrity (creation of persistent scheduled work), with no confidentiality or availability effect. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the combination of feature gating, model non-determinism, and an available vendor workaround makes this a genuine but low-priority issue.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the OpenClaw npm package to 2026.8.1 or later-this is the vendor-released fix and the only fully corrective action, per the GitHub security advisory GHSA-5fwv-rrvp-8xvr. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, apply the vendor-documented workaround: disable session-memory filename generation for any agent that is reachable by lower-trust senders; the trade-off is loss of session-memory filename automation for those agents, and any agent that still needs the feature should be restricted to trusted senders only. Additional compensating measures consistent with the assessed prerequisites include reducing the tool set exposed to model-mediated helpers and reviewing scheduled-work or task-creation tooling for unauthorized entries created after deployment, but these are containment steps rather than fixes and should not be treated as substitutes for the 2026.8.1 upgrade. No vendor-released patch version other than 2026.8.1 is documented in the available intelligence.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is an authorization-enforcement defect (CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization) in a Node.js/npm-delivered agent framework. During session-memory filename generation, OpenClaw constructs an embedded helper; that helper is supposed to operate under the effective tool policy of the sender who triggered the operation, but it instead carries forward a tool set from which the originating sender's policy removals were never applied. Because the helper is model-mediated, an instruction reaching it-for example via content the lower-trust sender influences-can cause it to call tools the sender should not have, in the demonstrated case producing persistent scheduled work. The assessed CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) and the vendor's CVSS:4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N) agree on the shape of the issue: network-reachable, no user interaction, integrity-only high impact, high attack complexity and explicit attack prerequisites (AT:P). The affected package is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and by EUVD's version range of OpenClaw 0 through <2026.8.1. Note that the 'Authentication Bypass' tag reflects the policy-enforcement gap rather than anonymous access-an authenticated sender is still required (PR:L).
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable but requires an admitted lower-trust sender (PR:L) and hinges on non-deterministic model behavior and helper tool exposure (AC:H); impact is integrity-only via persistent scheduled work, no confidentiality or availability loss.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
OpenClaw (npm package openclaw) before 2026.8.1 incorrectly enforces sender tool policies during session-memory filename generation. In affected versions, filename generation created an embedded helper that retained tools which the originating sender's policy had removed. When session-memory filename generation was enabled for an agent reachable by lower-trust senders, model-mediated instructions could cause the helper to invoke tools outside that sender's effective policy; the demonstrated impact was the creation of persistent scheduled work. Exploitability depends on the model acting on the injected instruction and on which tools the helper exposes. The issue is fixed in 2026.8.1; as a workaround, disable session-memory filename generation for agents reachable by lower-trust senders.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Auth bypass in OpenClaw voice-call extension before 2026.2.1. EPSS 0.68%. PoC and patch available.
Privilege escalation in OpenClaw (pre-2026.3.28) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrative access b
OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 through 2026.2.24 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated att
An authorization mismatch vulnerability in OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 allows authenticated users with operator.
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.1.29 automatically establish WebSocket connections to attacker-controlled gateway URLs e
Path traversal in OpenClaw through version 2026.3.23 enables unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files in
Directory-context bypass in OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 allows authenticated attackers with user interaction to reuse an 'a
Unauthenticated access to the noVNC observer interface in OpenClaw's Docker sandbox browser allows anyone who can reach
OpenClaw versions before 2026.2.26 allow authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files outside the workspace director
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain a shell environment variable injection vulnerability in the system.run func
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain a resource exhaustion vulnerability where the application fails to consiste
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with low
EUVD-2026-87505
GHSA-hf7w-6cmf-hc98
NVD
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