GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882f OpenClaw's Node system.run approval hardening wrapper semantic drift can execute unintended local scripts

• npm openclaw: >= 2026.3.1, < 2026.3.2 → fixed in 2026.3.2

Summary In `[email protected]`, node `system.run` approval-path hardening rewrote wrapper command argv in a way that changed execution semantics. A command shown/approved as a shell payload (for example `echo SAFE`) could execute a different local script when wrapper argv were rewritten. Affected Packages / Versions • Package: `openclaw` (npm) • Affected: `2026.3.1` (latest published npm version as of March 2, 2026) • Fixed release: `2026.3.2` (released) Technical Details Root cause was in node-host approval hardening for `system.run`: • `src/node-host/invoke-system-run-plan.ts` rewrote `argv[0]` to the resolved executable. • Wrapper resolution unwrapped dispatch wrappers, so input like `['env','sh','-c','echo SAFE']` resolved executable `sh`. • The approved plan could become `['/bin/sh','sh','-c','echo SAFE']` while approval text remained `echo SAFE`. That rewrite changed runtime behavior: `/bin/sh` interprets the extra `sh` positional argument as a script path, enabling execution of a local `./sh` file from approved `cwd` instead of the approved payload text. Impact Approval-integrity break in `host=node` execution flow: operator-visible command text and executed behavior could diverge. Exploit preconditions: • attacker can influence wrapper argv and place a local file in approved working directory, • operator grants approval for the displayed command. Fix Commit(s) • `dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1` Fixed Version • Patched in `[email protected]`.