GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq
Fix: openclaw/openclaw@88aee91GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq is a CWE-863 vulnerability in openclaw. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
OpenClaw's MS Teams sender allowlist bypass when route allowlist is configured and sender allowlist is empty
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
openclawnpmDescription
OpenClaw's Microsoft Teams plugin widened group sender authorization when a team/channel route allowlist was configured but groupAllowFrom was empty. Before the fix, a matching route allowlist entry could cause the message handler to synthesize wildcard sender authorization for that route, allowing any sender in the matched team/channel to bypass the intended groupPolicy: "allowlist" sender check.
This does not affect default unauthenticated access, but it does weaken a documented Teams group authorization boundary and can allow unauthorized group senders to trigger replies in allowlisted Teams routes.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published vulnerable version:
2026.3.7 - Affected range:
<= 2026.3.7 - Fixed in released version:
2026.3.8
Fix Commit(s)
88aee9161e0e6d32e810a25711e32a808a1777b2
Release Verification
- Verified fixed in GitHub release
v2026.3.8published on March 9, 2026. - Verified
npm view openclaw versionresolves to2026.3.8. - Verified the release contains the regression test covering the Teams route-allowlist sender-bypass case and that the test passes against the
v2026.3.8tree.
Thanks @zpbrent for reporting.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.3.8 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.3.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq 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 pinpoints whether GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-g7cr-9h7q-4qxq. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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