GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-44991
Downstream
Published
2026-04-29T21:27:05Z
Modified
2026-05-19T16:00:13.199224092Z
Severity
  • 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: Owner-enforced commands could accept wildcard channel senders as command owners
Details

Impact

OpenClaw deployments before 2026.4.21 could treat a non-owner sender as authorized for owner-enforced slash commands when all of the following were true:

  • a channel plugin declared commands.enforceOwnerForCommands: true;
  • the channel accepted wildcard inbound senders with allowFrom: ["*"];
  • no explicit commands.ownerAllowFrom was configured.

In that state, src/auto-reply/command-auth.ts reused the channel inbound wildcard as part of the command-owner decision. A sender who was not the owner could therefore pass the owner-command gate for commands such as /send, /config, or /debug on the affected channel.

The issue is limited to the command-owner authorization axis. It does not by itself grant owner-only tool access, host/sandbox access, or gateway administrator scope.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw on npm
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.4.20
  • Patched version: 2026.4.21

The latest public release, 2026.4.21, contains the fix.

Patches

The fix requires a concrete owner identity or internal operator-admin scope when a plugin enforces owner-only commands. Wildcard channel allowFrom no longer implies wildcard command ownership.

Fix commits:

  • 2aa93d44a1b2c7058c371f261fda2b5d4de4a882 on main
  • 995febb7b1e811ff6a1df5b18c22de94103f4c9f in the 2026.4.21 release line

Workarounds

Upgrade to openclaw@2026.4.21 or later. Before upgrading, avoid wildcard/open-DM sender policy on owner-enforced channels, or configure commands.ownerAllowFrom to the intended owner identities.

Credits

OpenClaw thanks @zsxsoft for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-29T21:27:05Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "nvd_published_at": null
}
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
2026.4.21

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.4.20"