What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-35652: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthorized Action Execution via Callback Dispatch

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-696

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in interactive callback dispatch that allows non-allowlisted senders to execute action handlers. Attackers can bypass sender authorization checks by dispatching callbacks before normal security validation completes, enabling unauthorized actions.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.3.22 — fixed in 2026.3.22

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.3.22. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a47722de7e3c9cbda8d5512747ca7e3bb8f6ee66
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8883-9w57-vwv6
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthorized-action-execution-via-callback-dispatch

Get alerted when CVE-2026-35652 or the next vulnerability affects your stack