GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4
OpenClaw's system.run allowlist can be bypassed through an unregistered time dispatch wrapper
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## 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
- Fixed: >= 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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35666
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-unregistered-time-dispatch-wrapper