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CVE-2026-35648 (GCVE-0-2026-35648)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-10 16:03 – Updated: 2026-04-10 16:03 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Policy Bypass via Unvalidated Queued Node Actions

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy bypass vulnerability where queued node actions are not revalidated against current command policy when delivered. Attackers can exploit stale allowlists or declarations that survive policy tightening to execute unauthorized commands.

Severity ?

2.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1…	patch
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ec2c6…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pol…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.22 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.22 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-03-24 00:00

Credits

Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)

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GHSA-WJ55-88GF-X564

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-26 21:14 – Updated: 2026-04-10 19:41

Summary

OpenClaw may have stale policy enforcement for queued node actions

Details

Summary

Queued node actions were not revalidated against current command policy when later delivered, so stale allowlists or declarations could survive policy tightening.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

ec2c6d83b9f5f91d6d9094842e0f19b88e63e3e2

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts now revalidates queued actions against the current allowlist and declared command set at delivery time.
src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts includes the shipped stale-queue regression coverage.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Severity ?

2.3 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      "CWE-863"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-10T17:17:05Z",
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  "details": "## Summary\nQueued node actions were not revalidated against current command policy when later delivered, so stale allowlists or declarations could survive policy tightening.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: \u003c 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: \u003e= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `ec2c6d83b9f5f91d6d9094842e0f19b88e63e3e2`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts now revalidates queued actions against the current allowlist and declared command set at delivery time.\n- src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.invoke-wake.test.ts includes the shipped stale-queue regression coverage.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-35648 (GCVE-0-2026-35648)

GHSA-WJ55-88GF-X564

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Fix Commit(s)

Release Status

Code-Level Confirmation

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