GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-03-03T22:25:13Z
- Modified
- 2026-03-04T15:17:33Z
- Severity
-
- 8.4 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- OpenClaw has multiple E2E/test Dockerfiles that run all processes as root
- Details
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Three Dockerfiles in scripts/docker/ and scripts/e2e/ lack a USER directive, meaning all processes run as uid 0 (root). If any process is compromised, the attacker has root inside the container, making container breakout significantly easier. Partial fix (2026-02-08): Commit 28e1a65e added USER sandbox to Dockerfile.sandbox and Dockerfile.sandbox-browser. The E2E/test Dockerfiles listed below remain unpatched.
Affected components:
- scripts/e2e/Dockerfile
- scripts/e2e/Dockerfile.qr-import
- scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/Dockerfile
- scripts/docker/install-sh-nonroot/Dockerfile (runs as app but with NOPASSWD sudo — see related advisory)
Technical Reproduction:
- Open each Dockerfile listed above and search for a USER directive — none found.
- Run any of these containers: docker run --rm -it id
- Observe: returns uid=0(root).
Demonstrated Impact:
- Root inside the container enables kernel exploit attempts, volume mount abuse, and privileged syscall access.
- Test images share the same base (node:22-bookworm) as production, creating risk of accidental deployment of root-running images.
Environment: Base images node:22-bookworm and node:22-bookworm-slim default to root. Dockerfile.sandbox and Dockerfile.sandbox-browser were remediated in commit 28e1a65e; only the E2E/test images listed above remain affected.
Remediation: Add a USER directive before CMD/ENTRYPOINT in each remaining Dockerfile: RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash appuser USER appuser
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-250" ], "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-03T22:25:13Z", "nvd_published_at": null, "severity": "HIGH" }- References
Affected packages
npm / openclaw
Package
- Name
- openclaw
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/openclaw