GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x
Downstream
Published
2026-04-09T14:22:14Z
Modified
2026-04-09T14:34:27.905809Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade
Details

Impact

Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted System: events, and local async exec completion misses the intended exec-event downgrade.

Lower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.4.2
  • Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific
{
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-09T14:22:14Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-501"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "nvd_published_at": null
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.8

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x.json"
last_known_affected_version_range
"<= 2026.4.2"