Description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, under iMessage `groupPolicy=allowlist`, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts. Version 2026.2.14 fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-02-19
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation via Inherited DM Pairing Store Identities
Action: Patch Immediately
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities
History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw clawdbot
Openclaw openclaw
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw clawdbot
Openclaw openclaw

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, under iMessage `groupPolicy=allowlist`, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts. Version 2026.2.14 fixes the issue.
Title OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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Openclaw Clawdbot Openclaw
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-20T15:38:50.782Z

Reserved: 2026-02-13T16:27:51.809Z

Link: CVE-2026-26328

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-20T15:27:07.440Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-20T00:16:15.523

Modified: 2026-02-26T18:41:00.350

Link: CVE-2026-26328

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T11:45:44Z

Weaknesses