CVE-2026-28392

OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Privilege Escalation in Slack Slash Command Handler via Direct Messages

State: Published
Severity: 8.2 High
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Updated: Mar 10, 2026
Reserved: Feb 27, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Slack slash-command handler that incorrectly authorizes any direct message sender when dmPolicy is set to open (must be configured). Attackers can execute privileged slash commands via direct message to bypass allowlist and access-group restrictions.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.2 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.2.14Affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v773-r54f-q32w)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Privilege Escalation in Slack Slash Command Handler via Direct Messagesthird-party-advisory

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