GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-474h-prjg-mmw3 OpenClaw: Sandboxed sessions_spawn(runtime="acp") bypassed sandbox inheritance and allowed host ACP initialization
HIGH
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-03
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.2 → fixed in 2026.3.2
Description
Summary
Sandboxed `sessions_spawn(runtime="acp")` could bypass sandbox inheritance and initialize host-side ACP runtime. The fix now fail-closes ACP spawn from sandboxed requester sessions and rejects `sandbox="require"` for `runtime="acp"`.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Latest published npm version at triage time: `2026.3.1` (March 2, 2026)
• Vulnerable range: `<=2026.3.1`
• Patched release: `2026.3.2` (released)
Technical Details
• Root cause: `runtime="subagent"` enforced sandbox inheritance, while `runtime="acp"` did not enforce equivalent sandbox/runtime checks.
• Security impact: sandbox-boundary bypass into host-side ACP initialization.
• Fixed behavior:
• deny ACP spawn when requester runtime is sandboxed
• deny `sessions_spawn` with `runtime="acp", sandbox="require"`
• align sandboxed prompt guidance to avoid advertising blocked ACP paths
Fix Commit(s)
• `ac11f0af731d41743ba02d8595f4d0fe747336e3`
• `c703aa0fe92df9fb71cf254fc46991e05fba2114`
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-474h-prjg-mmw3 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ac11f0af731d41743ba02d8595f4d0fe747336e3 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c703aa0fe92df9fb71cf254fc46991e05fba2114 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package