GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-03-02T23:35:56Z
Modified
2026-03-18T22:01:33Z
Severity
  • 8.7 (High) 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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Node system.run approval bypass via parent-symlink cwd rebind
Details

Summary

For host=node executions, approval context could be bypassed after approval-time by rebinding a writable parent symlink in cwd while preserving the visible cwd string.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: <= 2026.2.25
  • Fixed: >= 2026.2.26 (planned next npm release)

Impact

A command approved for one filesystem location could execute from a different location if a mutable parent symlink changed between approval and execution.

Fix

  • Added immutable approval-time plan preparation (system.run.prepare) and systemRunPlanV2 canonical fields (argv, cwd, agentId, sessionKey).
  • Enforced canonical plan values through approval request storage and forwarding-time sanitization.
  • Rejected mutable parent-symlink path components during approval-plan building to block symlink rebind bypass.
  • Follow-up refactors centralized command catalogs and approval context/error handling to reduce future drift.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 78a7ff2d50fb3bcef351571cb5a0f21430a340c1
  • d82c042b09727a6148f3ca651b254c4a677aff26
  • d06632ba45a8482192792c55d5ff0b2e21abb0a7
  • 4e690e09c746408b5e27617a20cb3fdc5190dbda
  • 4b4718c8dfce2e2c48404aa5088af7c013bed60b

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26). Once npm openclaw@2026.2.26 is published, publish this advisory directly without further version-field edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-367",
        "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-03-02T23:35:56Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-03-18T02:16:23Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.2.26

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.2.25"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2/GHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2.json"