What is CVE-2026-33578?

CVE-2026-33578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-33578?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-33578

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the Google Chat and Zalouser extensions where route-level group allowlist policies silently downgrade to open policy. Attackers can exploit this policy resolution f…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (1.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.28

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-63mg-xp9j-jfcm) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Sender Policy Allowlist Bypass via Policy Downgrade in Google Chat and Zalouser Extensions (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33578?: CVE-2026-33578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-33578?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.