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CVE

CVE-2026-35637

OpenClaw: Tlon cite expansion happens before channel and DM authorization is complete
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CVE

CVE-2026-35637

OpenClaw: Tlon cite expansion happens before channel and DM authorization is complete

Summary

Tlon cite expansion happened before channel and DM authorization completed, allowing cite work and content handling before the final auth decision.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.22
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

  • 3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93
  • ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • extensions/tlon/src/monitor/index.ts now defers cite expansion until after authorization and preserves explicit empty-allowlist semantics.
  • extensions/tlon/src/monitor/utils.ts and extensions/tlon/src/security.test.ts ship the deferred cite expansion behavior and regressions.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Package Versions Affected

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
6.9
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4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
C
H
U
0
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C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35637, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dm

Severity

7.3

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
7.3
EPSS Probability
0.00057%
EPSS Percentile
0.17991%
Introduced Version
0
Fix Available
2026.3.22

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