GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f/GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f
Downstream
Published
2026-04-09T14:22:23Z
Modified
2026-04-09T14:33:05.355708Z
Severity
  • 8.5 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Authenticated `/hooks/wake` and mapped `wake` payloads are promoted into the trusted `System:` prompt channel
Details

Impact

Authenticated /hooks/wake and mapped wake payloads are promoted into the trusted System: prompt channel.

An authenticated wake hook or mapped wake payload could be promoted into the trusted System prompt channel instead of an untrusted event.

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": "2026-04-09T14:22:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-501"
    ]
}
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-jf56-mccx-5f3f/GHSA-jf56-mccx-5f3f.json"
last_known_affected_version_range
"<= 2026.4.2"