GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-03-02T23:33:08Z
Modified
2026-03-30T14:05:43.354511Z
Severity
  • 4.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.7 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: system.run approval identity mismatch could execute a different binary than displayed
Details

Summary

system.run approvals in OpenClaw used rendered command text as the approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace. Runtime execution still used raw argv. A crafted trailing-space executable token could therefore execute a different binary than what the approver saw.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.24
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.2.25

Impact

This is an approval-integrity bypass that can lead to unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when an attacker can influence command argv and reuse/obtain a matching approval context.

Trust Model Note

OpenClaw does not treat adversarial multi-user sharing of one gateway host/config as a supported security boundary. This finding is still valid in supported deployments because it breaks the operator approval boundary itself (approved display command vs executed argv).

Fix Commit(s)

  • 03e689fc89bbecbcd02876a95957ef1ad9caa176

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the release (2026.2.25). Advisory published with npm release 2026.2.25.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-436",
        "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-02T23:33:08Z"
}
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
2026.2.25

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.2.24"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq.json"