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OpenClaw: Gateway `operator.write` can reach admin-only persisted `verboseLevel` via `chat.send` `/verbose`

GHSA-5h2w-qmfp-ggp6 · CVE-2026-41344

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Description

Summary

The chat.send path let authorized write-scoped callers persist /verbose session overrides even though the same stored session mutation is admin-only through sessions.patch.

Impact

A write-scoped gateway caller could persist verbose output for later runs and expose more reasoning or tool output than the operator intended.

Affected Component

src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts, src/gateway/sessions-patch.ts

Fixed Versions

  • Affected: <= 2026.3.24
  • Patched: >= 2026.3.28
  • Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit c603123528 (fix(gateway): require admin for persisted verbose defaults).

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