Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-35631OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Missing Authorization Enforcement in Internal ACP Chat Commands

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 fails to enforce operator.admin scope on mutating internal ACP chat commands, allowing unauthorized modifications. Attackers without admin privileges can execute mutating control-plane actions by directly invoking affected ACP commands to bypass authorization gates.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.22	GHSA-3w6x-gv34-mqpf

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.22

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3w6x-gv34-mqpf) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit #1 patch
Patch Commit #2 patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Missing Authorization Enforcement in Internal ACP Chat Commands third-party-advisory