{"id":"GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4","summary":"OpenClaw: Tlon cite expansion happens before channel and DM authorization is complete","details":"## Summary\nTlon cite expansion happened before channel and DM authorization completed, allowing cite work and content handling before the final auth decision.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: \u003c 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: \u003e= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93`\n- `ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- extensions/tlon/src/monitor/index.ts now defers cite expansion until after authorization and preserves explicit empty-allowlist semantics.\n- extensions/tlon/src/monitor/utils.ts and extensions/tlon/src/security.test.ts ship the deferred cite expansion behavior and regressions.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-35637"],"modified":"2026-04-10T20:42:17.491029Z","published":"2026-03-26T21:27:49Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-26T21:27:49Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35637"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3cbf932413e41d1836cb91aed1541a28a3122f93"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ebee4e2210e1f282a982c7ef2ad79d77a572fc87"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-premature-cite-expansion-before-authorization-in-channel-and-dm"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4/GHSA-vfg3-pqpq-93m4.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"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"}]}