GHSA-gw85-xp4q-5gp9
OpenClaw's Synology Chat dmPolicy=allowlist failed open on empty allowedUserIds, allowing unauthorized agent dispatch
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openclawnpmDescription
Summary
In openclaw versions 2026.2.22 and 2026.2.23, the optional synology-chat channel plugin had an authorization fail-open condition: when dmPolicy was allowlist and allowedUserIds was empty/unset, unauthorized senders were still allowed through to agent dispatch.
This is assessed as medium severity because it requires channel/plugin setup and Synology sender access, but can still trigger downstream agent/tool actions.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
>= 2026.2.22, <= 2026.2.23 - Latest published affected version at patch time:
2026.2.23 - Planned patched version:
2026.2.24
Details
Root cause was a policy mismatch across plugin code paths:
- Default resolved DM policy was
allowlist. - Empty
allowedUserIdswas treated as allow-all. - Webhook auth in allowlist mode depended on that helper.
Result: allowlist with empty list behaved like open access for inbound Synology senders.
Fix Commit(s)
0ee30361b8f6ef3f110f3a7b001da6dd3df96bb57655c0cb3a47d0647cbbf5284e177f90b4b82ddb
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (>= 2026.2.24). Once npm release 2026.2.24 is published, the advisory can be published directly.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Publication Update (2026-02-25)
[email protected] is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks >= 2026.2.24 as patched.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | ≥ 2026.2.22&&< 2026.2.24 | 2026.2.24 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
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Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.2.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gw85-xp4q-5gp9 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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