GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff OpenClaw: Leaf subagents could steer sibling sessions across sandbox boundaries

HIGH Published 2026-03-13 Modified 2026-03-13 Official page ↗
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

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