GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-fvx6-pj3r-5q4q OpenClaw's complex interpreter pipelines could skip exec script preflight validation
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-34425
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- Weaknesses
- CWE-184
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-06
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.4.2 → fixed in 2026.4.2
Description
Summary
Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, exec script preflight validation could fail open on complex interpreter invocations such as pipes or other non-simple command forms. In those cases, script-content validation could be skipped entirely.
Impact
An attacker-controlled command shape could bypass the intended preflight validation for script execution. This weakened a defense-in-depth guard that was meant to block unsafe script content before execution.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Affected versions: `= 2026.4.2`
• Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1`
Fix Commit(s)
• `8aceaf5d0f0ec552b75a792f7f0a3bfa5b091513` — close the fail-open bypass in exec script preflight
Release Process Note
The fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live.
Thanks @iskindar for reporting, and thanks @wsparks-vc for coordination.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-34425 OpenClaw versions prior to commit 8aceaf5 contain a preflight validation bypass vulnerability in shell-bleed protection that allows… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fvx6-pj3r-5q4q web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34425 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8aceaf5d0f0ec552b75a792f7f0a3bfa5b091513 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-shell-bleed-protection-preflight-validation-bypass web