OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the chat.send gateway method where ACP-only provenance fields are gated by self-declared client metadata from WebSocket handshake rather than verified authorization state. Authenticated operator clients can spoof ACP identity labels and inject reserved provenance fields intended only for the ACP bridge by manipulating client metadata during connection.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6xg4-82hv-cp6f OpenClaw: Gateway chat.send ACP-only provenance guard could be bypassed by client identity spoofing
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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the chat.send gateway method where ACP-only provenance fields are gated by self-declared client metadata from WebSocket handshake rather than verified authorization state. Authenticated operator clients can spoof ACP identity labels and inject reserved provenance fields intended only for the ACP bridge by manipulating client metadata during connection.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Client Identity Spoofing in chat.send Gateway Provenance Guard
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-807
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-20T23:08:12.586Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T14:01:13.151Z

Link: CVE-2026-41299

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-21T00:16:30.517

Modified: 2026-04-21T00:16:30.517

Link: CVE-2026-41299

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T00:30:22Z

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