GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-43534
Downstream
Published
2026-04-17T21:55:20Z
Modified
2026-05-08T01:51:16.670256Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.6 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Agent hook events could enqueue trusted system events from unsanitized external input
Details

Summary

Agent hook events could enqueue trusted system events from unsanitized external input.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw
  • Ecosystem: npm
  • Affected versions: < 2026.4.10
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.4.10

Impact

Agent hook dispatch could turn externally supplied hook metadata into trusted system events, allowing untrusted input to enter the agent as higher-trust context.

Technical Details

The fix sanitizes hook names and marks agent hook system events as untrusted before enqueueing them.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #64372. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

  • e3a845bde5b54f4f1e742d0a51ba9860f9619b29
  • PR: #64372

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.

Database specific
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-17T21:55:20Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-269",
        "CWE-345"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-05T12:16:19Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.10

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr/GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr.json"