OpenClaw's mutating internal ACP chat commands missed operator.admin scope enforcement

Summary

Mutating internal ACP chat commands missed the operator.admin gate that should separate read-only and mutating control-plane actions.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: < 2026.3.22
• Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
• Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
• Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

• 229426a257e49694a59fa4e3895861d02a4d767f

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

• src/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.ts now requires operator.admin for mutating internal ACP actions.
• src/auto-reply/reply/commands-acp.test.ts ships regression coverage for non-admin denial and admin success cases.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.