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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | openclaw | npm/openclaw: <= 2026.3.24 |
Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability
| Vendor | Product | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| open source | openclaw | cert_advisory | 90% |
Updated severity to CRITICAL, marked as actively exploited, and added new tag GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r.
Initial creation
