CVE-2026-41375

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /phone arm and /phone disarm endpoints that fails to properly enforce operator.admin scope checks for external channels. Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to arm or disarm phone channels without proper administrative privileges.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /phone arm and /phone disarm endpoints that fails to properly enforce operator.admin scope checks for external channels. Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to arm or disarm phone channels without proper administrative privileges.

Summary

/phone arm//phone disarm Bypasses operator.admin Scope Check for External Channels

Current Maintainer Triage

• Status: open
• Normalized severity: medium
• Assessment: Maintainers accepted this issue, fixed it in aa66ae1fc797d3298cc409ed2c5da69a89950a45 on 2026-03-27, and that fix shipped in v2026.3.28, so normalize it as a fixed released draft rather than a close-by-trust-model call.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
• Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.24
• Patched versions: >= 2026.3.28
• First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.28

Fix Commit(s)

• aa66ae1fc797d3298cc409ed2c5da69a89950a45 — 2026-03-27T20:35:42Z

Release Process Note

• The fix is already present in released version 2026.3.28.
• This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.

Thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /phone arm and /phone disarm endpoints that fails to properly enforce operator.admin scope checks for external channels. Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to arm or disarm phone channels without proper administrative privileges.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the /phone arm and /phone disarm endpoints that fails to properly enforce operator.admin scope checks for external channels. Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to arm or disarm phone channels without proper administrative privileges.

Summary

/phone arm//phone disarm Bypasses operator.admin Scope Check for External Channels

Current Maintainer Triage

• Status: open
• Normalized severity: medium
• Assessment: Maintainers accepted this issue, fixed it in aa66ae1fc797d3298cc409ed2c5da69a89950a45 on 2026-03-27, and that fix shipped in v2026.3.28, so normalize it as a fixed released draft rather than a close-by-trust-model call.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
• Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.24
• Patched versions: >= 2026.3.28
• First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.28

Fix Commit(s)

• aa66ae1fc797d3298cc409ed2c5da69a89950a45 — 2026-03-27T20:35:42Z

Release Process Note

• The fix is already present in released version 2026.3.28.
• This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.

Thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.