GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q
OpenClaw: system.run wrapper-depth boundary could skip shell approval gating
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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: `<= 2026.3.2`
- Patched version: `>= 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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27183
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.7
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-mar-shell-approval-gating-bypass-via-dispatch-wrapper-depth-mismatch