GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-x3h8-jrgh-p8jx OpenClaw's exec allowlist analysis rejects shell expansion in unquoted heredocs
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-04
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.4.22 → fixed in 2026.4.22
Description
Summary
Exec allowlist analysis rejects shell expansion in unquoted heredocs
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected versions: <= 2026.4.21
• Fixed version: 2026.4.22
Impact
An allowlisted command containing an unquoted heredoc could hide shell expansion in the heredoc body. That could make the approved command text look safer than what the shell would evaluate at runtime.
Fix
The exec command analyzer now tracks heredoc bodies, rejects unquoted heredoc expansion tokens and continuation-splice bypasses, and preserves quoted heredocs and literal safe text.
Fix Commit(s)
• b2e8b7d4bb2f22eaa16f5c4b07547774e90b65a5
Verification
• The fix commit is contained in the public v2026.4.22 tag.
• [email protected] is published on npm and the compiled package contains the fix.
• Focused regression coverage for this path passed before publication.
Thanks @VladimirEliTokarev for reporting.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness