OpenClaw: Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send

Description

Summary

Gateway operator.write Can Reach Admin-Class Talk Voice Config Persistence via chat.send

Current Maintainer Triage

  • Status: narrow
  • Normalized severity: medium
  • Assessment: Real shipped operator.write to admin-class Talk Voice config persistence bug, but it is the same narrow authenticated persistence class and should be normalized below high.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
  • Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.24
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.3.28
  • First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.28

Fix Commit(s)

  • e34694733fc64931ed4a543c73d84ad3435d5df1 — 2026-03-25T19:55:26Z

Release Process Note

  • The fix is already present in released version 2026.3.28.
  • This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.

Thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
Open repository advisory ↗
Source code
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Published (advisory)
2026-04-07 18:11:02 UTC
Updated
2026-04-28 18:15:54 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-04-07 18:11:02 UTC

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.02% 5.68%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
6.9 4.0
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 Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N)
No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:L)
Limited integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Credits

  • zpbrent (reporter)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
npm openclaw <= 2026.3.24 2026.3.28

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence