OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Premature Cite Expansion Before Authorization in Channel and DM
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.9epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 84% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 performs cite expansion before completing channel and DM authorization checks, allowing cite work and content handling prior to final auth decisions. Attackers can exploit this timing vulnerability to access or manipulate content before proper authorization validation occurs.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawReferences
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dm