GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4 OpenClaw's system.run allowlist can be bypassed through an unregistered time dispatch wrapper
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-35666
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-706, CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-26
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.22 → fixed in 2026.3.22
Description
Summary
Allow-always exec approvals did not unwrap /usr/bin/time, so an unregistered time wrapper could bypass executable binding and reuse approval state for the inner command.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Affected: = 2026.3.22
• Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)
• Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`
Fix Commit(s)
• `39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14`
Release Status
The fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.
Code-Level Confirmation
• src/infra/dispatch-wrapper-resolution.ts now unwraps /usr/bin/time and binds approvals to the real inner executable.
• src/infra/exec-approvals-allow-always.test.ts ships regression coverage for time-wrapper allow-always approval bypasses.
OpenClaw thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-35666 OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run approvals that fails to unwrap /usr/bin/time wrappers. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35666 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-unregistered-time-dispatch-wrapper web