GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-35662
Downstream
Published
2026-03-26T21:44:41Z
Modified
2026-04-10T20:05:02.356345Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw leaf subagents can bypass controlScope restrictions to send messages to child sessions
Details

Summary

Leaf subagents could still use the send action to message controlled child sessions even when their controlScope was narrower than children.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.22
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

  • 7679eb375294941b02214c234aff3948796969d0

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents/action-send.ts now threads controller context through the send path.
  • src/agents/subagent-control.ts now blocks send attempts unless the requester owns the target and has controlScope="children".

OpenClaw thanks @space08 for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-26T21:44:41Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-285",
        "CWE-862"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-10T17:17:07Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.22

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w.json"