OpenClaw: Slack system events bypass sender authorization in member and message subtype handlers

Summary

Slack member_* and message subtype system events (message_changed, message_deleted, thread_broadcast) were not consistently enforcing sender authorization before enqueueing system events.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Latest published version: 2026.2.25
• Affected range: <= 2026.2.25
• Planned patched version: 2026.2.26 (pre-set for publish-readiness)

Technical Details

Slack system-event handlers in src/slack/monitor/events/members.ts and src/slack/monitor/events/messages.ts enqueued events after channel checks without shared sender authorization. Deployments relying on Slack DM allowlists (dmPolicy / allowFrom) or per-channel users allowlists could receive unauthorized system-event ingress from non-allowlisted senders.

The fix routes those handlers through authorizeAndResolveSlackSystemEventContext(...) and fails closed when message subtype sender identity cannot be resolved.

Fix Commit(s)

• 3d30ba18a2aba1e1b302e77ff33145c3b06c01c8

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to >= 2026.2.26 so once npm 2026.2.26 is published, this advisory can be published without further field edits.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.