CVE-2026-32006 — openclaw
Fix: openclaw/openclaw@051fdccCVE-2026-32006 is a CWE-863 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.
OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Authorization Bypass via DM Pairing-Store Fallback in Group Allowlist
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-32006.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
openclawnpmDescription
Summary
In [email protected], BlueBubbles group authorization could incorrectly treat DM pairing-store identities as group allowlist identities when dmPolicy=pairing and groupPolicy=allowlist.
A sender that was only DM-paired (not explicitly present in groupAllowFrom) could pass group sender checks for message and reaction ingress.
Per OpenClaw's SECURITY.md trust model, this is a constrained authorization-consistency issue, not a multi-tenant boundary bypass or host-privilege escalation.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version at triage time:
2026.2.25 - Affected versions:
<= 2026.2.25 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.2.26(planned next release)
Technical Details
Root cause was DM/group allowlist composition where DM pairing-store identities could flow into group authorization decisions.
Fix approach:
- centralize DM/group authorization composition via shared resolvers
- remove local DM/group list recomposition at channel callsites
- add cross-channel regression coverage for message + reaction ingress
- add CI guard to block future pairing-store leakage into group auth composition
Impact
- Affects deployments using BlueBubbles with
groupPolicy=allowlistanddmPolicy=pairingwhen pairing-store entries are present. - Could allow DM-authorized identities to be treated as group-authorized without explicit
groupAllowFrommembership. - Does not bypass gateway auth, sandbox boundaries, or create new host-level privilege beyond existing DM authorization.
Fix Commit(s)
051fdcc428129446e7c084260f837b7284279ce9
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26) so once npm 2026.2.26 is published, this advisory can be published without further content edits.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.2.26npm install openclaw@2026.2.26 |
Affected Products
openclawopenclawDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.2.26 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-32006 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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