{"id":"GHSA-h656-5vcf-cm23","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw: Unauthorized Telegram Senders Trigger Media Download and Disk Write Before Access Check","description":"## Impact\n\nIn Telegram DM mode, inbound media was downloaded and written to disk before sender authorization checks completed. An unauthorized sender could trigger inbound media download/write activity (including media groups) even when DM access should be denied.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published version currently affected: `2026.2.23`\n- Vulnerable range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9514201fb9b51de5d0b23151110d0ff5d9c8bd67`\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe Telegram handler flow now enforces DM authorization before media download/write paths execute, including media-group handling. Inbound channel activity tracking was also moved to run after DM authorization in the Telegram message context path.\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.24`). After npm publish, the advisory can be published without further version-field edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @v8hid for reporting.\n\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.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-208","CWE-404","CWE-406","CWE-770"],"published":"2026-03-03T19:08:30Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:15:10Z","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-h656-5vcf-cm23","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9514201fb9b51de5d0b23151110d0ff5d9c8bd67","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h656-5vcf-cm23"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h656-5vcf-cm23","title":"OpenClaw: Unauthorized Telegram Senders Trigger Media Download and Disk Write Before Access Check","description":"## Impact\n\nIn Telegram DM mode, inbound media was downloaded and written to disk before sender authorization checks completed. An unauthorized sender could trigger inbound media download/write activity (including media groups) even when DM access should be denied.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published version currently affected: `2026.2.23`\n- Vulnerable range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9514201fb9b51de5d0b23151110d0ff5d9c8bd67`\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe Telegram handler flow now enforces DM authorization before media download/write paths execute, including media-group handling. Inbound channel activity tracking was also moved to run after DM authorization in the Telegram message context path.\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.24`). After npm publish, the advisory can be published without further version-field edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @v8hid for reporting.\n\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":"2026-03-03T19:08:30Z","modified":"2026-03-03T19:08:33Z","cwes":["CWE-208","CWE-404","CWE-406","CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:30.031684Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-h656-5vcf-cm23","title":"OpenClaw: Unauthorized Telegram Senders Trigger Media Download and Disk Write Before Access Check","description":"## Impact\n\nIn Telegram DM mode, inbound media was downloaded and written to disk before sender authorization checks completed. An unauthorized sender could trigger inbound media download/write activity (including media groups) even when DM access should be denied.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published version currently affected: `2026.2.23`\n- Vulnerable range: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.24`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9514201fb9b51de5d0b23151110d0ff5d9c8bd67`\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe Telegram handler flow now enforces DM authorization before media download/write paths execute, including media-group handling. Inbound channel activity tracking was also moved to run after DM authorization in the Telegram message context path.\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.24`). After npm publish, the advisory can be published without further version-field edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @v8hid for reporting.\n\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":"2026-03-03T19:08:30Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:15:10.652409Z","cwes":["CWE-208","CWE-404","CWE-406","CWE-770"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.546324Z"}]}}