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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r OpenClaw: Matrix Verification Notices Bypass Matrix DM Policy and Reply to Unpaired DM Peers
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-288
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-10T17:21:38.896Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:31:23.533Z

Link: CVE-2026-35647

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T17:21:34.417Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-10T17:17:05.077

Modified: 2026-04-10T17:17:05.077

Link: CVE-2026-35647

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses