CVE-2026-35624

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

Summary

Nextcloud Talk room authorization matched on collidable room names instead of the stable room token, allowing policy confusion across similarly named rooms.

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)

• a47722de7e3c9cbda8d5512747ca7e3bb8f6ee66

Release Status

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

Code-Level Confirmation

• extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/inbound.ts now resolves allowlist policy from roomToken-backed room identity.
• extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/policy.ts now keys room authorization on stable room tokens instead of display names.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

Summary

Nextcloud Talk room authorization matched on collidable room names instead of the stable room token, allowing policy confusion across similarly named rooms.

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)

• a47722de7e3c9cbda8d5512747ca7e3bb8f6ee66

Release Status

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

Code-Level Confirmation

• extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/inbound.ts now resolves allowlist policy from roomToken-backed room identity.
• extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/policy.ts now keys room authorization on stable room tokens instead of display names.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.