OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - DM Pairing Bypass via Legacy Card Callbacks
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in raw card send surface that allows unpaired recipients to mint legacy callback payloads. Attackers can send raw card commands to bypass DM pairing restrictions and reach callback handling without proper authorization.
- Published
- Apr 10, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 39th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-288
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Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · VulnCheck
- 6.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | openclaw | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openclaw openclawbefore 2026.3.25
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
OpenClaw OpenClaw
- 2026.3.25not affected
- before 2026.3.25affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | before 2026.3.28 | 2026.3.28 |
Same product
openclaw: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-25253OpenClaw (aka clawdbot or Moltbot) before 2026.1.29 obtains a gatewayUrl value from a query string and automatically makes a WebSocket conne42Plan
- CVE-2026-30741A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in OpenClaw Agent Platform v2026.2.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Request-Si39Monitor
- CVE-2026-43534OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Unsanitized External Input in Agent Hook Events37Monitor
- CVE-2026-33579OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval37Monitor
- CVE-2026-32917OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Remote Command Injection via Unsanitized iMessage Attachment Paths in SCP37Monitor
- CVE-2026-32987OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Bootstrap Setup Code Replay via Device Pairing37Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw OpenClaw | 2026.3.25 | Vendor (CNA) |
| npm:openclaw | 2026.3.28 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-3200422 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Authentication Bypass via Encoded Path in /api/channels Route33Monitor
- CVE-2026-356610 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Telegram DM-Scoped Inline Button Callback Authorization Bypass27Monitor
- CVE-2026-356470 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices27Monitor
- CVE-2026-356540 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Authorization Bypass in Microsoft Teams Feedback Invoke27Monitor
- CVE-2026-3203122 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Authentication Bypass via Path Canonicalization Mismatch in /api/channels Gateway25Monitor
- CVE-2026-356421 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Authorization Bypass in Group Reactions via requireMention Bypass21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2026-356500 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent Sanitization30Monitor
- CVE-2026-356680 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Sandbox Media Root Bypass via Unnormalized mediaUrl and fileUrl Parameters28Monitor
- CVE-2026-356321 days apartOpenClaw <= 2026.2.22 - Symlink Traversal via IDENTITY.md appendFile in agents.create/update27Monitor
- CVE-2026-36890 days apartOpenClaw Canvas Path Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability26Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
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References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81c45976db532324b5a0918a70decc19520dc354
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77w2-crqv-cmv3
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-dm-pairing-bypass-via-legacy-card-callbacks
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.