OpenClaw: Write-scoped callers could reach admin-only session reset logic through agent

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

6.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2026-32919: 0.10% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 0.74 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary In affected versions of openclaw, a gateway caller with operator.write could issue agent requests containing /new or /reset and reach the same reset path used by the admin-only sessions.reset RPC. Impact On gateways where a caller is intentionally granted operator.write but not operator.admin, that caller could reset targeted conversation state through agent slash commands. This crosses the documented method-scope boundary between write-scoped messaging and admin-only session mutation. Affected Packages and Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected versions: <= 2026.3.8 - Fixed in: 2026.3.11 Technical Details Scope checks were enforced only on the outer RPC method. The agent slash-command path reused admin-only reset logic internally, so a write-scoped caller could reach session-reset mutation without holding operator.admin. Fix OpenClaw no longer routes conversation /new and /reset through the admin-only sessions.reset entry point. Reset logic now lives in a shared…

Published by the source

13 Mar 2026, 15:48 UTC

Last modified by the source

8 Jul 2026, 07:56 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-32919

Advisory: OpenClaw: Write-scoped callers could reach admin-only session reset logic through `agent`
IDs: CVE-2026-32919, GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-32919 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.3.11. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.3.11; fixed in 2026.3.11

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc (OSV record GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.11 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.11)

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