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🛡️ GHSA-ff98-w8hj-qrxf — openclaw

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-78 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

OpenClaw plugin runtime command execution is part of trusted plugin boundary

Summary

OpenClaw plugins/extensions run in-process and are treated as trusted code. This advisory tracks trust-boundary clarification around plugin runtime command execution (runtime.system.runCommandWithTimeout).

Impact

Plugins already execute with the same OS privileges as the OpenClaw process. Exposing runtime command helpers does not cross an additional sandbox boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published version reviewed: 2026.2.17
  • Affected range for this advisory record: <= 2026.2.17
  • Planned patched version metadata: 2026.2.19 (next release line)

Fix Commit(s)

  • 2e421f32dfc589c02706265fd3c3137ffc06c4b1

Remediation

  • Install only trusted plugins.
  • Use plugins.allow to pin explicit trusted plugin IDs.
  • SECURITY.md now explicitly documents that plugin runtime helpers are convenience APIs, not a sandbox boundary.

OpenClaw thanks @markmusson for reporting.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

GHSA-ff98-w8hj-qrxf is classified as CWE-78: OS Command Injection. Untrusted input reaches a shell command without neutralisation, so an attacker can run arbitrary operating system commands.

Affected software

GHSA-ff98-w8hj-qrxf is recorded against 1 package.

  • openclaw

Timeline and source

Published on 3 March 2026 and last revised on 4 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-78
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-03-03
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-03-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
openclaw — —

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