AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-43530: OpenClaw: busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding

highCVSS 4.0 8.6 · 3.1 8.8GHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44

Summary busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.23 = 2026.4.12 Impact Opaque multi-call binaries such as busybox and toybox could obscure which applet or script-like behavior would actually run, weakening exec approval binding and risk classification.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: >= 2026.2.23, < 2026.4.12
Fixed in: 2026.4.12
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

busybox and toybox applet execution weakened exec approval binding.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: >= 2026.2.23 < 2026.4.12
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.12

Impact

Opaque multi-call binaries such as busybox and toybox could obscure which applet or script-like behavior would actually run, weakening exec approval binding and risk classification.

Technical Details

The fix treats busybox and toybox as opaque mutable script runners and fails closed rather than binding unsafe applet invocations.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #65713. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.12, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

666f48d9b882a8a1415ca53f9567c72499d850c9
PR: #65713

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.12 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @decsecre583 for reporting this issue.

Credited to decsecre583.

References

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