CVE-2026-35637
OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Premature Cite Expansion Before Authorization in Channel and DM
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2026
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 performs cite expansion before completing channel and DM authorization checks, allowing cite work and content handling prior to final auth decisions. Attackers can exploit this timing vulnerability to access or manipulate content before proper authorization validation occurs.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit #1patch
- Patch Commit #2patch
- Patch Commit #3patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Premature Cite Expansion Before Authorization in Channel and DMthird-party-advisory
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