AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jm: OpenClaw: Gateway `agent` calls could override the workspace boundary

highCVSS 3.1 8.8

Summary The public gateway agent RPC allowed an authenticated operator with operator.write to supply attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary. Impact A non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.

Published Mar 13, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.8
Fixed in: 2026.3.11
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

The public gateway agent RPC allowed an authenticated operator with operator.write to supply attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary.

Impact

A non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.

Affected versions

openclaw <= 2026.3.8

Patch

Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.11 and included in later releases such as 2026.3.12. The gateway now enforces the configured workspace boundary for agent runs regardless of caller-supplied overrides.

Credited to tdjackey.

References

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