GHSA-wpph-cjgr-7c39 — medium GitHub Advisory (CVE-2026-32039) in npm/openclaw

Description

Summary

channels.*.groups.*.toolsBySender could match a privileged sender policy using a colliding mutable identity value (for example senderName or senderUsername) when deployments used untyped keys.

The fix introduces explicit typed sender keys (id:, e164:, username:, name:), keeps legacy untyped keys on a deprecated ID-only path, and adds regression coverage to prevent cross-identifier collisions.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: npm openclaw
Affected versions: <= 2026.2.21-2
Latest published npm version at triage time (February 22, 2026): 2026.2.21-2
Patched version (planned next release): 2026.2.22

Impact

This is a sender-authorization bypass in group tool policy matching for deployments that use toolsBySender with untyped keys. Under those conditions, an attacker could inherit stronger tool permissions intended for another sender if they can force an identifier collision.

Fix Commit(s)

5547a2275cb69413af3b62c795b93214fe913b57

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.22). Once that npm release is published, this advisory should only need publishing.

OpenClaw thanks @jiseoung for reporting.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: medium
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: Open repository advisory ↗
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2026-03-03 23:12:21 UTC
Updated: 2026-03-30 13:18:06 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2026-03-03 23:12:21 UTC
NVD published: 2026-03-19

Score	Percentile
0.02%	6.45%

CVSS Scores

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector
5.9	3.1	—	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
6.0	4.0	—	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/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:H) Exploitation depends on constrained or hard-to-reproduce conditions. Attack requirements (AT:N) No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability. Privileges required (PR:L) Low privileges are required. User interaction (UI:N) No user interaction is required. Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:L) Limited confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H) High 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

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-wpph-cjgr-7c39 ↗
CVE	CVE-2026-32039 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-639	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CWE-863	Incorrect Authorization

Credits

jiseoung (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	< 2026.2.22	2026.2.22	—

OpenClaw's typed sender-key matching for toolsBySender prevents identity-collision policy bypass