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OpenClaw gateway exec allow-always over-trusts positional carrier executables

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 29, 2026 in openclaw/openclaw • Updated Apr 1, 2026

Package

npm openclaw (npm)

Affected versions

<= 2026.3.24

Patched versions

2026.3.28

Description

Summary

Allow-always persistence could trust wrapper carrier executables instead of the actual invoked target when commands were routed through dispatch wrappers.

Impact

A one-time approval could persist a broader future allowlist entry than the operator intended, weakening execution approval boundaries.

Affected Component

src/infra/exec-approvals-allowlist.ts

Fixed Versions

  • Affected: <= 2026.3.24
  • Patched: >= 2026.3.28
  • Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit 9ec44fad39 (Exec approvals: reject wrapper carrier allow-always targets).

References

@steipete steipete published to openclaw/openclaw Mar 29, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 1, 2026
Reviewed Apr 1, 2026
Last updated Apr 1, 2026

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Weaknesses

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-p4x4-2r7f-wjxg

Source code

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