GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc
Downstream
Published
2026-03-03T19:08:08Z
Modified
2026-03-04T15:14:41.045535Z
Severity
  • 8.9 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Native prompt image auto-load did not honor tools.fs.workspaceOnly in sandboxed runs
Details

Summary

In sandboxed runs, native prompt image auto-load did not honor tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true.

This optional hardening setting is not enabled by default. When operators enabled it, prompt text could still reference mounted out-of-workspace image paths (for example /agent/secret.png) and load those image bytes for vision-capable model input.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published npm version at triage time: 2026.2.23
  • Vulnerable version range: <= 2026.2.23
  • Patched version (planned next release): 2026.2.24

Conditions Required

This issue required all of the following: - sandbox mode enabled, - tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true configured, - an out-of-workspace mount path reachable from the sandbox (for example /agent), - vision-capable model path active for native prompt image loading.

Technical Details

Native prompt image ingestion (detectAndLoadPromptImages / loadImageFromRef) resolved and read sandbox paths but did not apply the same workspace-root assertion used by file tools when tools.fs.workspaceOnly was set.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 370d115549c0dadace0902775eea0d5094aedfdc

Verification

  • pnpm check
  • pnpm exec vitest run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts
  • pnpm test:fast

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.24) so once npm release is available, this advisory only needs publish action.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

openclaw@2026.2.24 is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks >= 2026.2.24 as patched.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T19:08:08Z",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200",
        "CWE-284"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.2.24

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc/GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc.json"
last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.2.23"