Publish GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm

Author: advisory-database[bot]

advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm/GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm.json

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+{
+  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
+  "id": "GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm",
+  "modified": "2026-02-17T22:56:39Z",
+  "published": "2026-02-17T22:56:39Z",
+  "aliases": [],
+  "summary": "OpenClaw Google Chat spoofing access with allowlist authorized mutable email principal despite sender-ID mismatch",
+  "details": "### Summary\nGoogle Chat allowlisting supports matching by sender email in addition to immutable sender resource name (`users/<id>`). This weakens identity binding if a deployment assumes allowlists are strictly keyed by immutable principals.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n(As of 2026-02-14; based on latest published npm versions)\n- `openclaw` (npm): `<= 2026.2.13`\n- `clawdbot` (npm): `<= 2026.1.24-3`\n\n### Details\nAffected component:\n- `extensions/googlechat/src/monitor.ts`\n\nThe `allowFrom` checks accept:\n- Immutable sender id (`users/<id>`)\n- Raw email (`alice@example.com`) for usability\n\nHistorically, `users/<email>` was also treated as an email allowlist entry. This is now deprecated because it looks like an immutable ID but is actually a mutable principal.\n\n### Security Triage (2026-02-14)\nSeverity: **Low**\n\nRationale:\n- Requests are authenticated as coming from Google Chat (token verification), so this is not a generic unauthenticated spoofing vector.\n- A realistic exploit generally requires **Google Workspace / IdP administrative control** over identity lifecycle (e.g. reassigning an email address to a different underlying account) to obtain the same email with a different `users/<id>`.\n- With that level of access, the attacker typically has broader compromise paths.\n\nWe still treat it as a valid defense-in-depth report because accepting mutable principals in authorization decisions can increase risk in chained-failure scenarios.\n\n### Remediation / Behavior Changes\nGoal: preserve usability while reducing footguns.\n- Raw email allowlists remain supported.\n- `users/<email>` is deprecated and treated as a **user id**, not as an email allowlist.\n- Documentation recommends `users/<id>` when strict immutable binding is required.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `c8424bf29a921e25663b29f308640b3d91a49432` (PR #16243)\n\nThanks @vincentkoc for reporting.",
+  "severity": [
+    {
+      "type": "CVSS_V4",
+      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
+    }
+  ],
+  "affected": [
+    {
+      "package": {
+        "ecosystem": "npm",
+        "name": "openclaw"
+      },
+      "ranges": [
+        {
+          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "introduced": "0"
+            },
+            {
+              "fixed": "2026.2.14"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "package": {
+        "ecosystem": "npm",
+        "name": "clawdbot"
+      },
+      "ranges": [
+        {
+          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "introduced": "0"
+            },
+            {
+              "last_affected": "2026.1.24-3"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "type": "WEB",
+      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "WEB",
+      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/16243"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "WEB",
+      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c8424bf29a921e25663b29f308640b3d91a49432"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "PACKAGE",
+      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "WEB",
+      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14"
+    }
+  ],
+  "database_specific": {
+    "cwe_ids": [
+      "CWE-290",
+      "CWE-863"
+    ],
+    "severity": "LOW",
+    "github_reviewed": true,
+    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-17T22:56:39Z",
+    "nvd_published_at": null
+  }
+}