Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Slack Reaction Event Notification Bypass

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.5.12

CWE
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CVSS
6.3
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Edward-x (@YLChen-007)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains a notification bypass vulnerability allowing Slack reaction events to enter the agent pipeline despite disabled reaction notifications. Attackers can trigger unintended agent processing by sending reaction events when the feature is enabled, potentially leading to unauthorized processing of lower-trust input.

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