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CVE-2026-32039 openclaw

Fix: openclaw/openclaw@5547a22

CVE-2026-32039 is a CWE-639 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Sender Authorization Bypass via Identity Collision in toolsBySender

Also known asGHSA-wpph-cjgr-7c39
Published
Mar 19, 2026
Updated
Aug 12, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 21, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

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-2026-32039.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs9th percentile — riskier than 9% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

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.

133other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream
openclawnpm
2.7Mdownloads / week

Description

Summary

channels.*.groups.*.toolsBySender could match a privileged sender policy using a colliding mutable identity value (for example senderName or senderUsername) when deployments used untyped keys.

The fix introduces explicit typed sender keys (id:, e164:, username:, name:), keeps legacy untyped keys on a deprecated ID-only path, and adds regression coverage to prevent cross-identifier collisions.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: npm openclaw
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.21-2
  • Latest published npm version at triage time (February 22, 2026): 2026.2.21-2
  • Patched version (planned next release): 2026.2.22

Impact

This is a sender-authorization bypass in group tool policy matching for deployments that use toolsBySender with untyped keys. Under those conditions, an attacker could inherit stronger tool permissions intended for another sender if they can force an identifier collision.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 5547a2275cb69413af3b62c795b93214fe913b57

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.22). Once that npm release is published, this advisory should only need publishing.

OpenClaw thanks @jiseoung for reporting.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npmopenclawall versions2026.2.22npm install openclaw@2026.2.22

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    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.

  2. Fix

    Update openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-32039 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-32039 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2026-32039. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Summary `channels.*.groups.*.toolsBySender` could match a privileged sender policy using a colliding mutable identity value (for example `senderName` or `senderUsername`) when deployments used untyped keys. The fix introduces explicit typed sender keys (`id:`, `e164:`, `username:`, `name:`), keeps legacy untyped keys on a deprecated ID-only path, and adds regression coverage to prevent cross-identifier collisions. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Latest published npm version at triage time (February 22, 2026): `2026.2.21-2
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2026-32039 in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds CVE-2026-32039 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

CVE-2026-32039: openclaw | O3 Security