Summary
In a narrow Signal reaction-notification path, reaction-only inbound events could enqueue a status event before sender access checks were applied.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw (npm)
- Affected:
<= 2026.2.24 (latest published at patch time)
- Fixed:
2026.2.25
Details
In the affected flow (src/signal/monitor/event-handler.ts), reaction-only handling could return after enqueueSystemEvent(...) before DM/group authorization checks were evaluated for that sender.
This behavior was limited to reaction-only inbound events with reaction notifications enabled. In that case, a sender not authorized for normal DM flow could still queue a Signal reaction status line for that session.
The fix applies shared DM/group access checks before reaction notification enqueue. Pairing behavior for normal DM messages is unchanged.
Impact
- Limited to Signal reaction-only inbound events.
- Could add an unauthorized reaction status line to agent context for affected sessions.
- Did not directly enable normal DM delivery or direct host command execution.
Fix Commit(s)
2aa7842adeedef423be7ce283a9144b9f1a0a669
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to 2026.2.25 so once npm release is out, advisory publish can proceed directly.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.