GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-jf6w-m8jw-jfxc OpenClaw: Write-scoped callers could reach admin-only session reset logic through `agent`
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-13
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.11 → fixed in 2026.3.11
Description
Summary
In affected versions of `openclaw`, a gateway caller with `operator.write` could issue `agent` requests containing `/new` or `/reset` and reach the same reset path used by the admin-only `sessions.reset` RPC.
Impact
On gateways where a caller is intentionally granted `operator.write` but not `operator.admin`, that caller could reset targeted conversation state through `agent` slash commands. This crosses the documented method-scope boundary between write-scoped messaging and admin-only session mutation.
Affected Packages and Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8`
• Fixed in: `2026.3.11`
Technical Details
Scope checks were enforced only on the outer RPC method. The `agent` slash-command path reused admin-only reset logic internally, so a write-scoped caller could reach session-reset mutation without holding `operator.admin`.
Fix
OpenClaw no longer routes conversation `/new` and `/reset` through the admin-only `sessions.reset` entry point. Reset logic now lives in a shared service, while `sessions.reset` remains admin-only. The fix shipped in `[email protected]`.
Workarounds
Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness