{"id":"CVE-2026-35647","aliases":["EUVD-2026-21440","GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00296,"percentile":0.22533,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-288","CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-27T22:31:48Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:02Z","affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-direct-message-policy-bypass-via-verification-notices","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35647.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35647","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35647","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-10T16:03:11.903Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:16:06.024Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-288"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:05.505362Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-21440","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-10T16:03:11Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:16:06Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:31.896888Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r","title":"OpenClaw: Matrix Verification Notices Bypass Matrix DM Policy and Reply to Unpaired DM Peers","description":"## Summary\n\nMatrix Verification Notices Bypass Matrix DM Policy and Reply to Unpaired DM Peers\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- First patched version: `2026.3.25`\n- Latest published npm version at verification time: `2026.3.24`\n\n## Details\n\nMatrix verification notices previously bypassed DM access checks and could reply to peers that were unpaired or otherwise outside the allowed DM policy. Commit `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2` gates verification notices on DM access before sending.\n\nVerified vulnerable on tag `v2026.3.24` and fixed on `main` by commit `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2`.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2`","status":"published","published":"2026-03-27T22:31:48Z","modified":"2026-04-10T17:21:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-288","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:52.102227Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35647","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-10T17:17:05.077Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:40:57.393Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-288"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:13.902911Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35647","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-10T16:03:11.903Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:02.761509062Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-288"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r","title":"OpenClaw: Matrix Verification Notices Bypass Matrix DM Policy and Reply to Unpaired DM Peers","description":"## Summary\n\nMatrix Verification Notices Bypass Matrix DM Policy and Reply to Unpaired DM Peers\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- First patched version: `2026.3.25`\n- Latest published npm version at verification time: `2026.3.24`\n\n## Details\n\nMatrix verification notices previously bypassed DM access checks and could reply to peers that were unpaired or otherwise outside the allowed DM policy. Commit `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2` gates verification notices on DM access before sending.\n\nVerified vulnerable on tag `v2026.3.24` and fixed on `main` by commit `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2`.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2383daf5c4a4e08d9553e0e949552ad755ef9ec2`","status":"published","published":"2026-03-27T22:31:48Z","modified":"2026-04-10T17:42:21.497693Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-288","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:44.225359Z"}]}}