{"id":"CVE-2026-35637","aliases":["GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35637","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Premature Cite Expansion Before Authorization in Channel and DM","details":"## Summary\nTlon cite expansion happened before channel and DM authorization completed, allowing cite work and content handling before the final auth decision.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: < 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: >= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93`\n- `ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- extensions/tlon/src/monitor/index.ts now defers cite expansion until after authorization and preserves explicit empty-allowlist semantics.\n- extensions/tlon/src/monitor/utils.ts and extensions/tlon/src/security.test.ts ship the deferred cite expansion behavior and regressions.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.","published":"2026-04-09T21:27:06.620Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:58.261405743Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.22"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93","label":"openclaw/openclaw@3cbf932"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35637.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35637"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dm"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:30:58.261405743Z"}}