{"cve":"CVE-2026-35637","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-09T22:16:32.933","modified":"2026-06-17T10:40:56.133","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 performs cite expansion before completing channel and DM authorization checks, allowing cite work and content handling prior to final auth decisions. Attackers can exploit this timing vulnerability to access or manipulate content before proper authorization validation occurs.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":6.9},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":7.3},"cwes":["CWE-696"],"references":["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/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dm"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:28:59.047572785+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-35637","score":0.00247,"percentile":0.16076,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4","summary":"OpenClaw: Tlon cite expansion happens before channel and DM authorization is complete","modified":"2026-04-10T20:42:17.491029Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.3.22"],"fixed":["2026.3.22"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}