CVE-2026-32035 — openclaw
CVE-2026-32035 is a CWE-863 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Missing Owner Flag Validation in Discord Voice Transcript Handler
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-2026-32035.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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openclawnpmDescription
Summary
In [email protected], the Discord voice transcript path called agentCommand(...) without senderIsOwner, and agentCommand defaults missing senderIsOwner to true.
This could allow a non-owner voice participant in the same channel to reach owner-only tool surfaces (gateway, cron) during voice transcript turns.
Security model note
OpenClaw’s documented trust model is a personal assistant model (one trusted operator), not an adversarial multi-user boundary.
- OpenClaw does not treat one shared gateway/chat surface as a hardened per-user auth boundary.
- Mixed-trust deployments (mutually untrusted users sharing one gateway/channel) are outside recommended deployment boundaries.
This report is treated as a valid hardening/authorization bug because owner-only tool policy should still be applied consistently across chat-driven turns, including Discord voice transcript ingress.
Details
Relevant path:
- Voice transcript run omitted
senderIsOwnerin Discord voice manager. - Missing
senderIsOwnerdefaulted totrueinagentCommand. - Owner-only tool policy is keyed on
senderIsOwner. gatewayandcronare owner-only tools.
Impact
- Affects deployments where Discord voice is enabled and the bot is present in channels with non-owner participants.
- No gateway-auth boundary bypass was required.
- Practical risk depends strongly on whether the deployment is single-trust (recommended) or mixed-trust (not recommended).
Severity rationale
Downgraded from high to medium to align with OpenClaw’s trust model and deployment assumptions:
- Requires participation in the same voice environment as the trusted operator workflow.
- Requires Discord voice path conditions (joined voice channel + transcript flow).
- Does not introduce a new cross-gateway or unauthenticated boundary bypass.
Remediation
- Always pass explicit
senderIsOwnerfrom Discord voice transcript ingress. - Fail closed (
false) when owner status is unknown for non-local/chat ingress paths. - Keep regression tests that verify owner/non-owner voice speaker handling.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
<= 2026.3.1 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.2(released)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.3.2npm install openclaw@2026.3.2 |
Detection & 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 2026.3.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-32035 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-32035 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-32035. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-32035 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-32035 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.