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OpenClaw: Discord voice transcript owner-flag omission could expose owner-only tools in mixed-trust channels

Summary

In openclaw@2026.3.1, the Discord voice transcript path called agentCommand(...) without senderIsOwner, and agentCommand defaults missing senderIsOwner to true.

This could allow a non-owner voice participant in the same channel to reach owner-only tool surfaces (gateway, cron) during voice transcript turns.

Security model note

OpenClaw’s documented trust model is a personal assistant model (one trusted operator), not an adversarial multi-user boundary.

OpenClaw does not treat one shared gateway/chat surface as a hardened per-user auth boundary.
Mixed-trust deployments (mutually untrusted users sharing one gateway/channel) are outside recommended deployment boundaries.

This report is treated as a valid hardening/authorization bug because owner-only tool policy should still be applied consistently across chat-driven turns, including Discord voice transcript ingress.

Details

Relevant path:

Voice transcript run omitted senderIsOwner in Discord voice manager.
Missing senderIsOwner defaulted to true in agentCommand.
Owner-only tool policy is keyed on senderIsOwner.
gateway and cron are owner-only tools.

Impact

Affects deployments where Discord voice is enabled and the bot is present in channels with non-owner participants.
No gateway-auth boundary bypass was required.
Practical risk depends strongly on whether the deployment is single-trust (recommended) or mixed-trust (not recommended).

Severity rationale

Downgraded from high to medium to align with OpenClaw’s trust model and deployment assumptions:

Requires participation in the same voice environment as the trusted operator workflow.
Requires Discord voice path conditions (joined voice channel + transcript flow).
Does not introduce a new cross-gateway or unauthenticated boundary bypass.

Remediation

Always pass explicit senderIsOwner from Discord voice transcript ingress.
Fail closed (false) when owner status is unknown for non-local/chat ingress paths.
Keep regression tests that verify owner/non-owner voice speaker handling.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.3.1
Patched versions: >= 2026.3.2 (released)

Published: Mar 3, 2026
Updated: Mar 5, 2026
GHSA: GHSA-wpg9-4g4v-f9rc
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Unknown
Score:
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

CWEs:

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
openclaw	-	2026.3.2

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wpg9-4g4v-f9rc

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.