GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff OpenClaw: Leaf subagents could steer sibling sessions across sandbox boundaries
HIGH
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-13
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.11 → fixed in 2026.3.11
Description
Summary
In affected versions of `openclaw`, sandboxed leaf subagents could still access the `subagents` control surface and resolve against the parent requester scope instead of remaining confined to their own session tree.
Impact
A low-privilege sandboxed leaf worker could steer or kill a sibling run owned by the same requester and cause that sibling to execute with its own broader tool policy. This is a sandbox and session-scope boundary bypass.
Affected Packages and Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8`
• Fixed in: `2026.3.11`
Technical Details
Leaf subagents retained the `subagents` tool, and subagent control requests were authorized against the parent requester scope rather than the caller's own spawned descendants. The control path prevented only self-targeting, not cross-sibling steering.
Fix
OpenClaw now removes `subagents` control access from leaf subagents by default, scopes subagent control to the caller's own descendants, and rejects `steer` and `kill` requests that target runs outside that descendant tree. The fix shipped in `[email protected]`.
Workarounds
Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness