AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp: Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories

highCVSS 4.0 8.6 · 3.1 9.8

This advisory was withdrawn on Apr 6, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Apr 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.3.12
Fixed in: 2026.3.12
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.

References

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