CVE-2026-35647 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Direct Message Policy Bypass via Verification Notices

What is CVE-2026-35647?

CVE-2026-35647 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 10 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains an access control vulnerability where verification notices bypass DM policy checks and reply to unpaired peers. Attackers can send verification notices to users outside allowed direct message policies by exploiting insufficient access validation before message transmission.

Weakness: CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35647?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-35647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-35647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9wqx-g2cw-vc7r, MINI-v6rj-3w55-6w3q.