GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-03-02T22:40:15Z
Modified
2026-03-30T13:56:22Z
Severity
  • 2.6 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 2.0 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw Node system.run approval context-binding weakness in approval-enabled host=node flows
Details

Summary

In approval-enabled host=node workflows, system.run approvals did not always carry a strict, versioned execution-context binding. In uncommon setups that rely on these approvals as an integrity guardrail, a previously approved request could be reused with changed env input.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: npm openclaw
  • Latest published npm version at triage: 2026.2.25
  • Affected range: <= 2026.2.25
  • Planned fixed version (next npm release): 2026.2.26

Preconditions / Typical Exposure

This requires all of the following:

  • system.run usage through host=node
  • Exec approvals enabled and used as an execution-integrity control
  • Access to an approval id in the same context

Most default single-operator local setups do not rely on this path, so practical exposure is typically lower.

Details

Approval matching now uses a required versioned binding (systemRunBindingV1) over command argv, cwd, agent/session context, and env hash.

The fix:

  • Requires commandArgv when requesting host=node approvals.
  • Requires systemRunBindingV1 when consuming approvals for node system.run.
  • Removes legacy non-versioned fallback matching and fails closed on missing/mismatched bindings.
  • Keeps env mismatch handling explicit and blocks GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF in host env policy.
  • Adds/updates regression and contract coverage for mismatch mapping and binding rules.

Impact

Configuration-dependent approval-integrity weakness in node-host exec approval flows. Severity remains medium because exploitation depends on this specific approval mode and context.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfa

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26) so once npm release 2026.2.26 is published, the advisory can be published without further metadata edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-15",
        "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-03-02T22:40:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "LOW"
}
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

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2.json"