GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q OpenClaw: system.run wrapper-depth boundary could skip shell approval gating
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-27183
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-436, CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-09
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.3.7 → fixed in 2026.3.7
Description
OpenClaw's `system.run` dispatch-wrapper handling applied different depth-boundary rules to shell-wrapper approval detection and execution planning.
With exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers such as repeated `env` invocations before `/bin/sh -c`, the approval classifier could stop treating the command as a shell wrapper at the depth boundary while execution planning still unwrapped through to the shell payload. In `security=allowlist` mode, that mismatch could skip the expected approval-required path for the shell wrapper invocation.
Latest published npm version: `2026.3.2`
Fixed on `main` on March 7, 2026 in `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0` by keeping shell-wrapper classification active at the configured dispatch depth boundary and only failing closed beyond that boundary. This aligns approval gating with the execution plan. Legitimate shallow dispatch-wrapper usage continues to work.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Affected versions: `= 2026.3.7`
Fix Commit(s)
• `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0`
Release Process Note
npm `2026.3.7` was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.
Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-27183 OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27183 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.7 web
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-mar-shell-approval-gating-bypass-via-dispatch-wrapper-depth-mismatch web