Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2026-35642

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where group reaction events bypass the requireMention access control mechanism. Attackers can trigger reactions in mention-gated groups to enqueue agent-visible system events that should remain restricted.

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Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.3.25
- (no CPE)range: < | version_range>

Patches

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References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f8c98630785288cc1f1d0893503ef3b653a3cedenvdPatch
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mw7w-g3mg-xqm7nvdVendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-group-reactions-via-requiremention-bypassnvdThird Party Advisory

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