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Attackers without admin privileges can execute mutating control-plane actions by directly invoking affected ACP commands to bypass authorization gates.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T21:27:01.899Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:41.487225476Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"GHSA-3w6x-gv34-mqpf","title":"OpenClaw's mutating internal ACP chat commands missed operator.admin scope enforcement","description":"## Summary\nMutating internal ACP chat commands missed the operator.admin gate that should separate read-only and mutating control-plane actions.\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- `229426a257e49694a59fa4e3895861d02a4d767f`\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/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.ts now requires operator.admin for mutating internal ACP actions.\n- src/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.test.ts ships regression coverage for non-admin denial and admin success cases.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-26T21:24:34Z","modified":"2026-07-08T08:12:47.594802796Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.092962Z"}]}}