{"id":"GHSA-534w-2vm4-89xr","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw's Zalo group sender allowlist bypass permits unauthorized GROUP dispatch","description":"A missing group-sender authorization check in the Zalo plugin allowed unauthorized `GROUP` messages to enter agent dispatch paths in configurations intended to restrict group traffic.\n\n## Impact\nWhen Zalo group handling was configured with allowlist-style controls, a sender not present in the intended group allowlist could still trigger agent processing through the `GROUP` message path.\n\n## Root Cause\nGroup access checks were not consistently enforced before dispatch for Zalo `GROUP` messages. The fix adds explicit runtime group-policy evaluation (`groupPolicy`, `groupAllowFrom`, fallback to `allowFrom`) and fail-closed behavior for missing provider config.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.2.23` (as of 2026-02-24)\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `b4010a0b627025c809c0e5dbdbd4770f3bc59ef8`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.\n\n### Publication Update (2026-02-25)\n`openclaw@2026.2.24` is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks `\u003e= 2026.2.24` as patched.","severity":{"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","from":"ghsa"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-03T23:18:26Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:11:34Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.24"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.23"},{"fixed":"2026.2.24"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.24"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-534w-2vm4-89xr","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b4010a0b627025c809c0e5dbdbd4770f3bc59ef8","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-534w-2vm4-89xr"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-534w-2vm4-89xr","title":"OpenClaw's Zalo group sender allowlist bypass permits unauthorized GROUP dispatch","description":"A missing group-sender authorization check in the Zalo plugin allowed unauthorized `GROUP` messages to enter agent dispatch paths in configurations intended to restrict group traffic.\n\n## Impact\nWhen Zalo group handling was configured with allowlist-style controls, a sender not present in the intended group allowlist could still trigger agent processing through the `GROUP` message path.\n\n## Root Cause\nGroup access checks were not consistently enforced before dispatch for Zalo `GROUP` messages. The fix adds explicit runtime group-policy evaluation (`groupPolicy`, `groupAllowFrom`, fallback to `allowFrom`) and fail-closed behavior for missing provider config.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.2.23` (as of 2026-02-24)\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `b4010a0b627025c809c0e5dbdbd4770f3bc59ef8`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.\n\n### Publication Update (2026-02-25)\n`openclaw@2026.2.24` is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks `\u003e= 2026.2.24` as patched.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T23:18:26Z","modified":"2026-03-03T23:18:30Z","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-284","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:30.031684Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-534w-2vm4-89xr","title":"OpenClaw's Zalo group sender allowlist bypass permits unauthorized GROUP dispatch","description":"A missing group-sender authorization check in the Zalo plugin allowed unauthorized `GROUP` messages to enter agent dispatch paths in configurations intended to restrict group traffic.\n\n## Impact\nWhen Zalo group handling was configured with allowlist-style controls, a sender not present in the intended group allowlist could still trigger agent processing through the `GROUP` message path.\n\n## Root Cause\nGroup access checks were not consistently enforced before dispatch for Zalo `GROUP` messages. The fix adds explicit runtime group-policy evaluation (`groupPolicy`, `groupAllowFrom`, fallback to `allowFrom`) and fail-closed behavior for missing provider config.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.2.23` (as of 2026-02-24)\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `b4010a0b627025c809c0e5dbdbd4770f3bc59ef8`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.\n\n### Publication Update (2026-02-25)\n`openclaw@2026.2.24` is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks `\u003e= 2026.2.24` as patched.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T23:18:26Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:11:34.403518Z","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-284","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.864461Z"}]}}