{"id":"GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6","summary":"OpenClaw: Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only persisted `verboseLevel` via `chat.send` `/verbose`","details":"## Summary\n\nThe `chat.send` path let authorized write-scoped callers persist `/verbose` session overrides even though the same stored session mutation is admin-only through `sessions.patch`.\n\n## Impact\n\nA write-scoped gateway caller could persist verbose output for later runs and expose more reasoning or tool output than the operator intended.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts, src/gateway/sessions-patch.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `c603123528` (`fix(gateway): require admin for persisted verbose defaults`).","aliases":["CVE-2026-41344"],"modified":"2026-05-08T18:41:24.555118Z","published":"2026-03-31T23:57:34Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-31T23:57:34Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-284","CWE-863"],"severity":"MODERATE"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41344"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c6031235288a8d3bdf2243bd974340d8c8045bc2"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-chat-send-verbose-parameter"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.3.24","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6/GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}