CVE-2026-35651: OpenClaw has ACP CLI approval prompt ANSI escape sequence injection
Summary ACP CLI approval prompt ANSI escape sequence injection Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Affected versions: = 2026.2.13, <= 2026.3.24 - First patched version: 2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24 Details ACP tool titles could previously carry ANSI control sequences into approval prompts and permission logs, letting untrusted tool metadata spoof terminal…
Published Mar 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 24, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- >= 2026.2.13, <= 2026.3.24
- Fixed in
- 2026.3.28
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
ACP CLI approval prompt ANSI escape sequence injection
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Affected versions:
>= 2026.2.13, <= 2026.3.24 - First patched version:
2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time:
2026.3.24
Details
ACP tool titles could previously carry ANSI control sequences into approval prompts and permission logs, letting untrusted tool metadata spoof terminal output. Commit 464e2c10a5edceb380d815adb6ff56e1a4c50f60 sanitizes tool titles at the source and broadens ANSI stripping to full CSI sequences.
Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit 464e2c10a5edceb380d815adb6ff56e1a4c50f60.
Fix Commit(s)
464e2c10a5edceb380d815adb6ff56e1a4c50f60
Credited to nexrin, KeenSecurityLab, qclawer, anlakii, simon-reisinger-dynatrace.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4hmj-39m8-jwc7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/464e2c10a5edceb380d815adb6ff56e1a4c50f60
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35651
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-ansi-escape-sequence-injection-in-approval-prompt
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hmj-39m8-jwc7
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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