AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41380: OpenClaw gateway exec allow-always over-trusts positional carrier executables

highCVSS 3.1 7.3GHSA-p4x4-2r7f-wjxg

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.

Published Apr 1, 2026 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Fixed in: 2026.3.28
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

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).

Credited to nexrin, KeenSecurityLab, qclawer.

References

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