CVE-2026-28448: Openclaw Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-33rq-m5x2-fvgf",
  "modified" : "2026-03-11T20:41:24Z",
  "published" : "2026-02-17T21:37:55Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-28448" ],
  "summary" : "OpenClaw Twitch allowFrom is not enforced in optional plugin, unauthorized chat users can trigger agent pipeline",
  "details" : "### Summary\n\nIn the optional Twitch channel plugin (`extensions/twitch`), `allowFrom` is documented as a hard allowlist of Twitch user IDs, but it was not enforced as a hard gate. If `allowedRoles` is unset or empty, the access control path defaulted to allow, so any Twitch user who could mention the bot could reach the agent dispatch pipeline.\n\n**Scope note:** This only affects deployments that installed and enabled the Twitch plugin. Core OpenClaw installs that do not install/enable the Twitch plugin are not impacted.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `>= 2026.1.29, < 2026.2.1`\n- Fixed: `>= 2026.2.1`\n\n### Details\n\nAffected component: Twitch plugin access control (`extensions/twitch/src/access-control.ts`).\n\nProblematic logic in `checkTwitchAccessControl()`:\n\n- When `allowFrom` was configured, the code returned `allowed: true` for members but did not return `allowed: false` for non-members, so execution fell through.\n- If `allowedRoles` was unset or empty, the function returned `allowed: true` by default, even when `allowFrom` was configured.\n\n### Proof of Concept (PoC)\n\n1. Install and enable the Twitch plugin.\n2. Configure an `allowFrom` list, but do not set `allowedRoles` (or set it to an empty list).\n3. From a different Twitch account whose user ID is NOT in `allowFrom`, send a message that mentions the bot (for example `@<botname> hello`).\n4. Observe the message is processed and can trigger agent dispatch/replies despite not being allowlisted.\n\n### Impact\n\nAuthorization bypass for operators who relied on `allowFrom` to restrict who can invoke the bot in Twitch chat. Depending on configuration (tools, routing, model costs), this could lead to unintended actions/responses and resource or cost exhaustion.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `8c7901c984866a776eb59662dc9d8b028de4f0d0`\n\n### Workaround\n\nUpgrade to `openclaw >= 2026.2.1`.\n\nThanks @MegaManSec (https://joshua.hu) of [AISLE Research Team](https://aisle.com/) for reporting.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "openclaw"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "2026.1.29"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "2026.2.1"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-33rq-m5x2-fvgf"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28448"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8c7901c984866a776eb59662dc9d8b028de4f0d0"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.1"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-twitch-plugin-allowfrom-access-control"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-285" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-02-17T21:37:55Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-03-05T22:16:16Z"
  }
}