GHSA-G34W-4XQQ-H79M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-18 00:43 – Updated: 2026-02-20 16:45
VLAI?
Summary
OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities
Details

Summary

Under iMessage groupPolicy=allowlist, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts.

Details

Affected component: src/imessage/monitor/monitor-provider.ts.

Vulnerable logic derived effectiveGroupAllowFrom using both the static group allowlist and DM pairing-store identities (storeAllowFrom). This allowed a sender approved via DM pairing to satisfy group authorization in groups even if the sender/chat was not explicitly present in groupAllowFrom.

This weakens boundary separation between DM pairing and group allowlist authorization.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • openclaw (npm): affected <= 2026.2.13
  • clawdbot (npm): affected <= 2026.1.24-3

Fix Commit(s)

  • openclaw/openclaw@872079d42fe105ece2900a1dd6ab321b92da2d59
  • openclaw/openclaw@90d1e9cd71419168b2faa54a759b124a3eacfae7

Thanks @vincentkoc for reporting.

Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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  "details": "## Summary\nUnder iMessage `groupPolicy=allowlist`, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts.\n\n## Details\nAffected component: `src/imessage/monitor/monitor-provider.ts`.\n\nVulnerable logic derived `effectiveGroupAllowFrom` using both the static group allowlist and DM pairing-store identities (`storeAllowFrom`). This allowed a sender approved via DM pairing to satisfy group authorization in groups even if the sender/chat was not explicitly present in `groupAllowFrom`.\n\nThis weakens boundary separation between DM pairing and group allowlist authorization.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- `openclaw` (npm): affected `\u003c= 2026.2.13`\n- `clawdbot` (npm): affected `\u003c= 2026.1.24-3`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `openclaw/openclaw@872079d42fe105ece2900a1dd6ab321b92da2d59`\n- `openclaw/openclaw@90d1e9cd71419168b2faa54a759b124a3eacfae7`\n\nThanks @vincentkoc for reporting.",
  "id": "GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m",
  "modified": "2026-02-20T16:45:39Z",
  "published": "2026-02-18T00:43:54Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities"
}


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