GHSA-3h2q-j2v4-6w5r: OpenClaw's system.run allowlist approval parsing missed PowerShell encoded-command wrappers

OpenClaw's system.run shell-wrapper detection did not recognize PowerShell -EncodedCommand forms as inline-command wrappers.

In allowlist mode, a caller with access to system.run could invoke pwsh or powershell using -EncodedCommand, -enc, or -e, and the request would fall back to plain argv analysis instead of the normal shell-wrapper approval path. This could allow a PowerShell inline payload to execute without the approval step that equivalent -Command invocations would require.

Latest published npm version: 2026.3.2

Fixed on main on March 7, 2026 in 1d1757b16f48f1a93cd16ab0ad7e2c3c63ce727d by recognizing PowerShell encoded-command aliases during shell-wrapper parsing, so allowlist mode continues to require approval for those payloads. Normal approved PowerShell wrapper flows continue to work.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected versions: <= 2026.3.2
• Patched version: >= 2026.3.7

Fix Commit(s)

• 1d1757b16f48f1a93cd16ab0ad7e2c3c63ce727d

Release Process Note

npm 2026.3.7 was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.