{"id":"GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w","summary":"OpenClaw leaf subagents can bypass controlScope restrictions to send messages to child sessions","details":"## Summary\nLeaf subagents could still use the send action to message controlled child sessions even when their controlScope was narrower than children.\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- `7679eb375294941b02214c234aff3948796969d0`\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- src/auto-reply/reply/commands-subagents/action-send.ts now threads controller context through the send path.\n- src/agents/subagent-control.ts now blocks send attempts unless the requester owns the target and has controlScope=\"children\".\n\nOpenClaw thanks @space08 for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-35662"],"modified":"2026-04-10T20:05:02.356345Z","published":"2026-03-26T21:44:41Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-26T21:44:41Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-04-10T17:17:07Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35662"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7679eb375294941b02214c234aff3948796969d0"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-missing-controlscope-enforcement-in-send-action"}],"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-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w.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:N/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}