OpenClaw: Feishu card actions could misclassify DMs and skip dmPolicy

Exploitation

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

CVSS 4.0

6.9 · 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 · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-44993: 0.27% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 18.51 (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.

Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected versions: < 2026.4.20 - Patched version: 2026.4.20 Impact Feishu card-action callbacks could synthesize a message event with DM conversations classified as group conversations. That skipped dmPolicy enforcement for card actions, so a sender in a Feishu DM could trigger card-action flows that should have been blocked by a restrictive DM policy. The issue is limited to Feishu card-action handling. Severity is medium. Fix OpenClaw now resolves Feishu card-action chat type before dispatch, including API lookup when stored context is unavailable, and avoids falling through to group handling for DMs. Fix commit: - 90979d7c3ef7ec30b9f8aa6963a5e38d2f17d166 Release Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.

Published by the source

25 Apr 2026, 23:46 UTC

Last modified by the source

8 Jul 2026, 08:12 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-44993

Advisory: OpenClaw: Feishu card actions could misclassify DMs and skip dmPolicy
IDs: CVE-2026-44993, GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-44993 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.9)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.4.20. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.4.20; fixed in 2026.4.20

## 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-72q8-jcmc-97wx (OSV record GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.4.20 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.4.20)

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