CVE-2026-44991

OpenClaw < 2026.4.21 - Authorization Bypass in Owner-Enforced Commands via Wildcard Channel Senders

State: Published
Severity: 2.3 Low
Published: May 11, 2026
Updated: May 11, 2026
Reserved: May 8, 2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.21 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in command-auth.ts that allows non-owner senders to execute owner-enforced slash commands when wildcard inbound senders are configured without explicit owner allowFrom settings. Attackers can exploit this by sending commands like /send, /config, or /debug on affected channels to bypass owner-only command authorization checks.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	2.3 Low	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	4.2 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.4.21Affected 2026.4.21Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v)vendor-advisory
Patch Commit (1)patch
Patch Commit (2)patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.21 - Authorization Bypass in Owner-Enforced Commands via Wildcard Channel Sendersthird-party-advisory

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