CVE-2026-31998
OpenClaw's Synology Chat dmPolicy=allowlist failed open on empty allowedUserIds, allowing unauthorized agent dispatch
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by GHSA (medium).
Description
OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 and 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the synology-chat channel plugin where dmPolicy set to allowlist with empty allowedUserIds fails open. Attackers with Synology sender access can bypass authorization checks and trigger unauthorized agent dispatch and downstream tool actions.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| minimos | openclaw | 2026.2.24-r0 |
| npm::GitHub Security Advisory npm | openclaw | 2026.2.24 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0ee30361b8f6ef3f110f3a7b001da6dd3df96bb5
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7655c0cb3a47d0647cbbf5284e177f90b4b82ddb
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gw85-xp4q-5gp9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31998
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-synology-chat-plugin-via-empty-alloweduserids